Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on

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'') is a commune in the

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 ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bobi ...

department, in the northern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, designed by Paul Tournon, may be found in the commune.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1760. 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 m ...

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

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

to create the commune of

Enghien-les-Bains Enghien-les-Bains () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departements of France, department of Val-d'Oise, France. It is located in the northern suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Enghien-les-Bains is famous as a s ...

. Francis, Duke of Cádiz (13 May 1822 – 17 April 1902),

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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.

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:

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), England since 1965 *

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, Spain since 1986

Transport

Épinay-sur-Seine is served by Épinay-sur-Seine station on Paris

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. It is also served by Épinay–Villetaneuse station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.

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is located about away from Épinay-sur-Seine.

Personalities

* Olivier Beaudry, karateka * Maïtena Biraben, journalist * Jean-Claude Bouillon, actor * Elizabeth Columba, Artist * Harold Correa, athlete * Thomas Gamiette, footballer * Hornet La Frappe, Rapper * Élisabeth Lévy, journalist * Pascal Nouma, footballer * Skalpovich, producer and songwriter

Heraldry

References

External links

* Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub