Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in the northern suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

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. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of

Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien (sometimes referred to as Notre-Dame-des-Missions d'Épinay-sur-Seine) is a French Roman Catholic church located in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, near Paris and in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. D ...

, designed by

Paul Tournon Paul Tournon (b. 19 February 1881 - 22 December 1964) was a French architect. He was born in Marseille and died in Paris. He was an architect in chief of many French civil buildings and national palaces, and a member of the Académie des Beaux ...

, may be found in the commune.

History

On 7 August 1850, a part of the territory of Épinay-sur-Seine was detached and merged with a part of the territory of

Deuil-la-Barre Deuil-la-Barre () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Department of Val-d'Oise and the arrondissement of Sarcelles. It is from the centre of Paris. Despite this proximity to the metropolis, Deuil has retained mu ...

, a part of the territory of Saint-Gratien, and a part of the territory of

Soisy-sous-Montmorency Soisy-sous-Montmorency (, literally ''Soisy under Montmorency'') is a commune in the Val-d'Oise ''département'' located north of Paris, France. History On 7 August 1850, a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency was detached and merg ...

to create the commune of

Enghien-les-Bains Enghien-les-Bains () is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the département of Val-d'Oise. Enghien-les-Bains is famous as a spa resort and a well-to-do suburb of Paris, developed in ...

. Francis, Duke of Cádiz (13 May 1822 – 17 April 1902), king consort of Spain, took up residence at the château of Épinay-sur-Seine in 1881 until his death in 1902. The chateau now serves as Épinay-sur-Seine's city hall. From 1902 it was home to the

Epinay Studios The Epinay Studios are film production studios located in Epinay in northern Paris. It was a complex with two distinct and separate structures. The earliest was built in 1902 by Eclair Film. A second studio was controlled by the French subsidia ...

Population

Town twinning

Épinay-sur-Seine is twinned with:Les villes jumelles
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, Germany since 1964 *

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(before 1974: Jarrow), England since 1965 *

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, Spain since 1986

Transport

Épinay-sur-Seine is served by

Épinay-sur-Seine station Épinay-sur-Seine (french: Gare d'Épinay-sur-Seine) is one of the two railway stations in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis department, France (the other being the Gare d'Épinay-Villetaneuse). The station opened in 1908 on wh ...

on Paris

RER line C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. The li ...

. It is also served by

Épinay–Villetaneuse station Épinay - Villetaneuse is a railway station located in the commune of Épinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis department, France. It is also adjacent to the communes of Montmagny and Deuil-la-Barre in Val d'Oise. Despite its name, the Gare d'Épin ...

on the

Transilien Paris-Nord Transilien Paris-Nord is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare du Nord in central Paris, and serve the north-west and north-east of Île-de-France region with Transilien lines H ...

suburban rail line.

Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (french: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle, ), also known as Roissy Airport or simply Paris CDG, is the principal airport serving the French capital, Paris ( and its metropolitan area), and the largest intern ...

is located about away from Épinay-sur-Seine.

Personalities

Olivier Beaudry Olivier Beaudry (born 17 November 1977 in Epinay-sur-Seine, France) is a French karateka who won multiple medals at the European Karate Championships The European Karate Championships are organised by the European Karate Federation each year. ...

, karateka *

Maïtena Biraben Maïtena Biraben (born 2 July 1967) is a French- Swiss television presenter and producer. She has notably presented on France 5 the program ''Les Maternelles'' and on Canal+ ''La Matinale'' and ''Le Supplément''. From September 2015 to June 201 ...

, journalist *

Jean-Claude Bouillon Jean-Claude Bouillon (27 December 1941 – 31 July 2017) was a French actor. He appeared in more than eighty films from 1966 until 2015. Filmography References Footnotes Sources * External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillon, Jean-Clau ...

, actor * Harold Correa, athlete * Thomas Gamiette, footballer *

Élisabeth Lévy Élisabeth Lévy (born 16 February 1964) is a French journalist, polemicist, essayist and editor in chief of ''Causeur''. Biography She was born in Marseille, grew up in Épinay-sur-Seine, studied at Sciences Po. She worked for the Agenc ...

, journalist *

Pascal Nouma Pascal Olivier Nouma (born 6 January 1972) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or striker. Career Nouma started his career in the Paris Saint-Germain youth team before moving around other teams in France. He pl ...

, footballer *

Hornet La Frappe Hornet La Frappe () is a French rapper of Algerian descent from Epinay-sur-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ...

History

Population

Town twinning

Transport

Personalities

Heraldry

See also

References

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