Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [pjɛfit syʁ sɛn] , literally Pierrefitte on Seine) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France. Today forming part of the northern suburbs of Paris, Pierrefitte lies 12.4 km (7.7 mi) from the centre of the French capital.
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | |
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 The town hall of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | |
 Coat of arms | |
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Location of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine  | |
  Pierrefitte-sur-Seine  Pierrefitte-sur-Seine | |
| Coordinates: 48°57′56″N 2°21′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Épinay-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Fourcade[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 32,379 |
| • Density | 9,500/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93059 /93200 |
| Elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is set to merge into Saint-Denis on 1 January 2025, following a vote of both municipal councils on 30 May 2024. The new commune will be the second most populated in Île-de-France after Paris.[3]
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The arms of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine are blazoned: Gules, 3 rocks argent, perched on the center one a finch Or, on a chief azur a nail argent between 2 fleurs de lis Or.
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In December 2005, Pierrefitte became Europe's first "Mediation Town".[4]
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The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network.
The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France relocated in 2013, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.
Primary and secondary schools in the commune include:
- Nine preschools (maternelles)[7]
- Eight elementary schools[8]
- Two junior high schools: Collège Gustave-Courbet and Collège Pablo-Neruda[9]
Collège intercommunal Lucie-Aubrac in Villetaneuse also serves Pierrefitte students, as does Lycée Polyvalent Maurice-Utrillo, a senior high school/sixth-form college in Stains.[9]
Paris 8 University and Paris 13 University serve area students.[10]
Pierrefitte was where comedian and filmmaker Kheiron was raised, and the setting for his award-winning film All Three of Us.[11]
- The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845.
- The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.
Pierrefitte is twinned with
- Braintree in the United Kingdom
- Rüdersdorf bei Berlin in Germany.
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