L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a commune in the southern suburbs of

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. It is located from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a

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of the

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'', being the seat of the

Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses The arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Val-de-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region. It has 18 Communes of France, communes. Its p ...

. The current

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, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party. L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the

Roseraie du Val-de-Marne Roseraie du Val-de-Marne or Roseraie de L'Haÿ is a rose garden in L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Val-de-Marne, France. History Jules Gravereaux, who made his fortune in the Bon Marché department store in Paris, purchased a large property in L'Haÿ abou ...

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located there.

Name

The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a

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in 798 as ''Laiacum'', sometimes also spelt ''Lagiacum'', meaning "estate of Lagius", a

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landowner. The name was later corrupted into ''Lay'', ''Lahy'', before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ. In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of the

(or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned

created in 1899 by

Jules Gravereaux Jules Léopold Gravereaux (; 1 May 1844 in Vitry-sur-Seine – 23 March 1916 in Paris) was a French rosarian. He was a top executive at the department store Le Bon Marché and in 1892 purchased land at the village of L'Haÿ about 8 km south ...

, one of the founders of the '' Bon Marché'' department store in Paris. It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be found

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Demographics

Education

Primary schools in the commune:Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville
" L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. * Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards * Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune
" L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities: * Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes * Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel -

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* Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan * Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue -

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Transport

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L'Haÿ-les-Roses station L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is an underground station on Line 14 of the Paris Métro. It is part of the Grand Paris Express project. The station is located in the commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses at the intersection of Rue de Bicêtre, Rue de Lallier and R ...

Notable people

* Arthur Bernède (1871–1937),

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and

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Michel Eugène Chevreul Michel Eugène Chevreul (; 31 August 1786 – 9 April 1889) was a French chemist whose work contributed to significant developments in science, medicine, and art. Chevreul's early work with animal fats revolutionized soap and candle manufacturing ...

(1786–1889),

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* Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress * Pierre Gandon (1889–1990),

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and engraver of

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s. *

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(1935–2024) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman * Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958),

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ist * Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver * Cécile Cinélu (1970), athlete * Clémence Poésy (1982), actress * Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer

International relations

L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with: *

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* Bad Hersfeld,

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References

External links

town council website

Roseraie du Val-de-Marne
Communes of Val-de-Marne Subprefectures in France {{ValMarne-geo-stub