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 southern suburbs of
Paris
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,
France
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. It is located from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as ''Longjumellois'' ().
History
Longjumeau Party School
In 1911, Lenin founded the Longjumeau Party School to provide instruction to selected militants of the
Russian Social Democratic Workers Party
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who would travel from
Russia
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to attend. There were 18 students, with three each from
Moscow
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and St Petersburg, with the rest coming from across the
Russian Empire
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. Lenin was the principal lecturer delivering 56 lectures on diverse subjects. Other instructors included: Nikolai Semashko,
David Riazanov
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Inessa Armand
Inessa Fyodorovna Armand (born Elisabeth-Inès Stéphane d'Herbenville; 8 May 1874 – 24 September 1920) was a French-Russian communist politician, member of the Bolsheviks and a feminist who spent most of her life in Russia. Armand, being ...
RER line C
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The li ...
the six communal preschools (''écoles maternelles'') had 895 students, and the six communal elementary schools had 1,432 students, making a total of 2,377 students. Schools include:Tout savoir sur la rentrée longjumelloise " Longjumeau. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
* Public preschools: Albert Schweitzer, Balizy, Jean Bernose, Maryse Bastié, Charles Perrault, and Albert Gubanski
* Public elementary schools: Albert Schweitzer, Jules Ferry, Hélène Boucher, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Georges Guynemer, and Balizy
* Public junior high schools: Collège Louis Pasteur, Collège André Marois, Collège
Pablo Picasso
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Nicolas Charles Seringe
Nicolas Charles Seringe (3 December 1776 – 29 December 1858) was a French physician and botanist born in Longjumeau.
He studied medicine in Paris, and subsequently served as a military surgeon. In this role, he was involved in the German campai ...
, was a French physician and botanist born in Longjumeau.
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Marc Lavoine
Marc Lucien Lavoine (; born 6 August 1962 in Longjumeau) is a French singer and actor. In 1985, his hit single " Elle a les yeux revolver..." reached number four on the French Singles chart and marked the beginning of his successful singing care ...
Vincent Dufour
Vincent Dufour (born 24 May 1968 in Longjumeau) is a French former football player who is now a manager.
Despite having a very ordinary playing career, Dufour has managed former Belgian Pro League
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, is a French former football player who is now a manager.
* Bingourou Kamara, footballer
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Benjamin Mendy
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After coming through Le Havre's youth academy, Mendy began ...
Mass Hysteria
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.
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Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet
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She was a Membe ...
, often referred to by her initials NKM, is a French politician.
* Tanguy Ndombele, footballer who currently plays for
S.S.C. Napoli
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on loan from
Tottenham Hotspur
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Longjumeau is the setting for the opera-comique ''Le postillon de Lonjumeau'' by
Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Charles Adam (; 24 July 1803 – 3 May 1856) was a French composer, teacher and music critic. A prolific composer for the theatre, he is best known today for his ballets ''Giselle'' (1841) and '' Le corsaire'' (1856), his operas '' Le po ...
where it is presented as an early 19th-century rural community. The opera was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 13 October 1836. Performances followed in London at the St. James Theatre on 13 March 1837, and in New Orleans at the
Théâtre d'Orléans
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on 19 April 1838.
Longjumeau is twinned with Pontypool in South Wales, UK.