Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿wɛ̃ syʁ sɛn] ⓘ; literally "St. Audoin on Seine") is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located 6.6 kilometres (4.1 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the Île-de-France region, and of the Métropole du Grand Paris. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order.[3]
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | |
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The Hôtel de Ville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′44″N 2°20′03″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Karim Bouamrane[1] |
Area 1 | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 53,615 |
| • Density | 12,400/km2 (32,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Audonian |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93070 /93400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are Paris, to the south, Clichy, to the west, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Gennevilliers and L'Île-Saint-Denis, 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. Saint-Ouen also includes the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen.
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. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of Montmartre 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.[4]
Population
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Flea market
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is home to Paris' flea market, the highest concentration of antique dealers and second-hand furniture dealers in the world.[7] 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 Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.[8]
Transport
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is served by three stations of the Paris Metro: Garibaldi (line 13), Saint-Ouen (line 14 and RER line C) 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 schools[9]
- 9 pre-schools[9]
- 8 primary schools[9]
- 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)[10]
- Collège Jean Jaurès
- Collège Joséphine Baker
- Collège Jules Michelet
- 2 high schools/Sixth-form colleges[10]
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 and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles is offered on the Lycée Blanqui high school's premises.[11] The business school Audencia opened a campus in Saint-Ouen in 2023.[12]
Notable people
- Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect
- Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), boxer
- Louis Stettner (1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry"
- Karim Bouamrane (b. 1973), politician[12]
- 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 (b. 1953), pianist
- Tchavolo Schmitt (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 (also called the Stade Bauer) is located in the town.
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
- Church of Saint-Ouen-le-Vieux, Roman Catholic
- Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Saint-Ouen cemetery
- Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
