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Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
L'Haÿ-les-Roses (French: [laj.le.ʁoz] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.[1]
L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 2°20′15″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Val-de-Marne |
Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Jeanbrun[1][2] |
Area 1 | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 31,392 |
• Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 94038 /94240 |
Elevation | 45–110 m (148–361 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman 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 Roseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, 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 here.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5] |
Primary schools in the commune:[6]
Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[7]
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[7]
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:
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