Les Lilas
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Les Lilas
|commune status = Commune
|image = Mairielilas1.JPG
|caption = Les Lilas town hall
|image coat of arms = Blason Les Lilas 93.svg
|map = Les_Lilas_map.svg
|map caption = Paris and inner ring departments
|coordinates = {{coord|48.88|2.42|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|arrondissement = Bobigny
|canton = Bagnolet
|INSEE = 93045
|postal code = 93260
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Grand Paris
|elevation m = 126
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|area km2 = 1.26
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
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Les Lilas ({{IPA|fr|le lila|-|Fr-Paris--Les Lilas.ogg}}) is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|5.7|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the centre of Paris.
History
The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of Romainville and merging it with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet.
=Heraldry=
{{Blazon-arms
|img1=Blason_Les_Lilas_93.svg
|legend1=Arms of Les Lilas
|text=The arms of Les Lilas are blazoned :
Or fretty vert, semy (in the spaces) of lilacs proper.
motto : J'étais fleur, je suis cité (Once a flower, now a city)
}}
Population
{{Historical populations
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| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|19576|Les Lilas}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-93045#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| graph-pos = bottom
|1872 |3699
|1876 |4411
|1881 |5690
|1886 |5887
|1891 |6417
|1896 |7438
|1901 |8925
|1906 |10470
|1911 |11654
|1921 |14599
|1926 |18109
|1931 |19500
|1936 |19467
|1946 |17685
|1954 |18590
|1962 |17721
|1968 |15817
|1975 |20054
|1982 |20354
|1990 |20118
|1999 |20226
|2007 |22324
|2012 |22920
|2017 |23045
}}
Transport
Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.
Notable residents
- It is the home of the exiled royal family of Montenegro.
- It is the birthplace of French actress Maïwenn Le Besco, French actor Marc Ruchmann and violinist Guillaume Latour, French comic book author Aude Massot
In popular culture
Les Lilas is known for the hit 1958 song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas", about a ticket puncher at the Porte des Lilas Métro station. This Métro station is actually in Paris, one stop away from the Mairie des Lilas Métro station which is in Les Lilas.
Education
Primary schools:"[http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/annu Annuaire]." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- Three public preschool-elementary schools (Calmette, des Bruyères, and Julie-Daubié)
- Three public preschools (Courcoux, Victor-Hugo and Romain-Rolland)
- Four public elementary only schools (Paul-Langevin, Romain-Rolland, Ecole Waldeck-Rousseau, Ecole Victor-Hugo)
- One private elementary school (Ecole Notre-Dame)
Public secondary schools:
- Collège Marie Curie"[http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/annu/1-25-16/enfance-education/college-marie-curie Collège Marie-Curie]." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
- Lycée polyvalent Paul-Robert"[http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/annu/1-25-17/lycee-polyvalent-paul-robert Lycée polyvalent Paul-Robert]." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
There is also a public library, Bibliothèque André-Malraux."[http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/annu/3-31-29/culture-loisirs/bibliotheque-andre-malraux Bibliothèque André-Malraux]." Les Lilas. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.
See also
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.ville-leslilas.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}}
{{Paris Metropolitan Area}}
{{Seine-Saint-Denis communes}}
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Category:Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis
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