Sevran () is a commune in the

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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 ...

, northeastern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris.

History

The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2015.

Geography

Sevran is located northeast of the

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.France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues
" ''

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''. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.

Demographics

Immigration

As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco. In 2013 ''

'' stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the

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. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in

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. The article also cites research that says "somebody called Mohamed, Ali or Kamel is four times more likely to be unemployed than somebody named Philippe or Alain."

Culture

Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire. The famous French rapper

Kaaris Armand Okou Gnakouri, known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a French rapper, actor and record producer. Early life Kaaris was raised in Sevran in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, northeast of Paris. Career Kaaris started ...

is also from Sevran, born to parents from

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. Allegations surfaced in 2016 accusing some cafés and bars of refusing to service women, when 3 activists participated in a television report by journalist Caroline Sinz of France 2. In the report, the following sentence could be heard about a local café: "In this café, there is no diversity. We are in Sevran, we are not in Paris. You are in the 93 here! It's different mentalities, it's like back home." According to one of the activists, authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor. However, the Bondy Blog, an online media outlet focusing on working-class districts, published an article in March 2017 questioning the France 2 report, claiming to have noted the presence of women in this café on several occasions. A journalist from France 2 working for the investigative newsmagazine Complément d'enquête, who subsequently visited this café, also noted the presence of women and later abandoned the idea of filming a report there. The owner of the café later sued France 2 journalists David Pujadas and Caroline Sinz for racially-motivated libel.

Heraldry

Transport

Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.

Education

Schools: *15 public preschools (''maternelles''):Ecoles maternelles
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *16 public primary schools:Ecoles élémentaires
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès *Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La PléïadeEnseignement secondaire
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars

References

External links

Official website
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