Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (; literally " St. Audoin on

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...

") is a commune in the northern suburbs of

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, located from the centre of Paris. It is part of 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

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, and of the

Métropole du Grand Paris A (; French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes in France, communes cooperate, and which has the right to Taxation in France, levy local tax, an ''établissement public de coopération intercommunal ...

. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order. The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are

, to the south, Clichy, to the west, Villeneuve-la-Garenne,

Gennevilliers Gennevilliers () is a Communes of France, commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department of Île-de-France. It is located from the Kilometre zero, centre of Paris. History On 9 April 1929, ...

and

L'Île-Saint-Denis L'Île-Saint-Denis (; ) is a French commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the centre of Paris. The commune is entirely contained on an island of the Seine, hence its name. Along with the communes of Sai ...

, to the north, and Saint-Denis to the east. The commune of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, which also includes L'Île-Saint-Denis and part of

Épinay-sur-Seine Épinay-sur-Seine (, literally ''Épinay on Seine'') is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, ...

. Saint-Ouen also includes the

Cimetière de Saint-Ouen The Saint-Ouen Cemetery () is located just north of Montmartre at Saint-Ouen, near Paris. The cemetery consists of two parts. The first, located on Rue Adrien Lesesne opened in 1860 and the second at 2 Avenue Michelet was opened on 1 September ...

History

The town was named after Saint Audoin, a famous 7th century AD Frankish bishop. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and

Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department, Île-de-France regions of France, region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. Geography Localisation Aubervilliers is one of th ...

. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of

Montmartre Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its a ...

was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1868.

Population

Flea market

Paris - Vintage travel gear seller at the marche Dauphine - 5212

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is home to Paris'

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, the highest concentration of

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dealers and second-hand

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dealers in the world. The flea market (''marché aux puces'') is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; because of this high frequency, compared to other flea markets, it has tended to consist only of professionals who rent their spot for a minimum term of three years. In 2014 the flea market site was acquired by Jean-Cyrille Boutmy from

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Transport

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is served by three stations of the

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( line 13), Saint-Ouen ( line 14 and

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 and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwee ...

) and Mairie de Saint-Ouen (lines 13 and 14).

Education

Schools and High Schools

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine has: * 3 school groups of preschools and primary schoolsEcoles et accueils de loisirs
" Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. * 9 pre-schools * 8 primary schools * 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)Jeunesse
" Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016. ** Collège

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** Collège Joséphine Baker ** Collège

Jules Michelet Jules Michelet (; 21 August 1798 – 9 February 1874) was a French historian and writer. He is best known for his multivolume work ''Histoire de France'' (History of France). Michelet was influenced by Giambattista Vico; he admired Vico's emphas ...

* 2 high schools/Sixth-form colleges **

Lycée In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 14. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for students between ...

Marcel Cachin **

Auguste Blanqui

Further and higher education

Supméca, an accredited mechanical engineering school is located in the Vieux Saint Ouen quarter. It was created in 1948, is member of the

university of Paris-Seine A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities

Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles The ''Classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles'' (, ''Higher school preparatory classes'', abbr. CPGE), commonly called ''classes prépas'' or ''prépas'', are part of the French post-secondary education system. They consist of two years of s ...

is offered on the Lycée Blanqui high school's premises. The business school Audencia opened a campus in Saint-Ouen in 2023.

Notable people

* Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect * Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), boxer *

Louis Stettner Louis Stettner (November 7, 1922 – October 13, 2016) was an American photographer of the 20th century whose work included streetscapes, portraits and architectural images of New York and Paris. His work has been highly regarded because of its hum ...

(1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry" * Karim Bouamrane (b. 1973), politician * Dany Bill (b. 1973), seven-times Muaythai world champion. * Benjamin Cuq (b. 1974), journalist-writer * Abdoulaye Soumare (b. 1980), footballer * Djimi Traore (b. 1980), footballer *

Richard Clayderman Richard Clayderman (; born Philippe Pagès , 28 December 1953 in Paris) is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint and Marc Minier, instrumental renditions of popu ...

(b. 1953), pianist *

Tchavolo Schmitt Tchavolo Schmitt (born 1954 in Paris) is a Romani jazz guitarist. Schmitt performed as a member of various ensembles in the 1970s. Then he settled in Strasbourg and left the professional circuit for a time, releasing solo albums in 2000. He play ...

(b. 1954), manouche swing guitarist (Porte de Montreuil and Chope des Puces) * Éric Angelvy (b. 1968), racing driver * Nosfell (b. 1977), musician

Sport

The

Stade de Paris The Stade Bauer is a association football, football stadium in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine in the northern suburbs of Paris. The stadium is mainly used by Red Star F.C. who currently play in Ligue 2 from 2024–25 but have tasted success in the Coupe d ...

(also called the Stade Bauer) is located in the town.

Twin towns – sister cities

Saint-Ouen is twinned with: *

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, Italy *

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, England, United Kingdom * Ruse, Bulgaria *

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, Russia

References

External links

Website about Saint-Ouen's ''Marché aux Puces''

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