Romainville

This article is about the commune in Paris. For the Nazi concentration camp, see Fort de Romainville.

Romainville (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃vil] ) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.

Romainville
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Romainville
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Coordinates: 48°53′02″N 2°26′06″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Bagnolet
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Dechy
Area 1	3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	33,266
• Density	9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93063 /93230
Elevation	117 m (384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Location

It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Romainville was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas.

Heraldry

arms of Romainville

The arms of Romainville are blazoned : Per fess azure and Or, a castle argent, open pierced and masoned sable, and an oak eradicated vert.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,011 —     1800 908 −1.52% 1806 1,035 +2.21% 1821 839 −1.39% 1831 1,012 +1.89% 1836 1,222 +3.84% 1841 1,672 +6.47% 1846 1,597 −0.91% 1851 1,499 −1.26% 1856 2,083 +6.80% 1861 4,289 +15.54% 1866 4,907 +2.73% 1872 2,044 −13.58% 1876 2,025 −0.23% 1881 1,854 −1.75% 1886 2,106 +2.58% 1891 2,106 +0.00% 1896 2,408 +2.72%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,961 +4.22% 1906 4,472 +8.60% 1911 5,676 +4.88% 1921 8,087 +3.60% 1926 12,821 +9.65% 1931 18,449 +7.55% 1936 18,422 −0.03% 1946 17,022 −0.79% 1954 19,217 +1.53% 1962 23,494 +2.54% 1968 24,091 +0.42% 1975 26,260 +1.24% 1982 25,363 −0.50% 1990 23,563 −0.92% 1999 23,779 +0.10% 2007 25,563 +0.91% 2012 25,411 −0.12% 2017 27,567 +1.64%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

Romainville is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Romainville are Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11 and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5. The former is located in the neighboring commune of Les Lilas, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the town center of Romainville, and the latter is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Romainville.

There are plans to extend Paris Métro Line 11 beyond its terminus at Mairie des Lilas station, reaching the town center of Romainville and beyond to Rosny-sous-Bois. In 2024, a station on place Carnot will be opened with a connection to tram line 1.

Education

As of 2016 there were 1,147 preschool (maternelle) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students.

Primary schools:

• Preschools: Marcel Cachin, Danielle Casanova, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Charcot, Youri Gagarine, Véronique et Florestan
• Elementary schools: Henri Barbusse, Marcel Cachin, Jean Charcot, Fraternité, Paul Langevin, Gabriel-Péri, Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Maryse-Bastié.

Junior high schools:

• Collège Gustave Courbet
• Collège Pierre-André Houël

Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Romainville is twinned with:

• Casalecchio di Reno, Italy
• Pápa, Hungary
• Benfleet, England since 1962

See also

• Tour Hertzienne TDF de Romainville
• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
• Convoi des 31000

External links

• Official website (in French)