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Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Stains

|commune status = Commune

|image = Stains - ZAC Ducos - Assainissement pluvial.JPG

|caption = Landscaping in Stains

|image coat of arms = Blason Stains 93.svg

|map = Stains_map.svg

|map caption = Paris and inner ring departments

|coordinates = {{coord|48.9500|2.3833|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = Saint-Denis

|canton = Saint-Denis-2

|INSEE = 93072

|postal code = 93240

|mayor = Azzédine Taïbi{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Grand Paris

|elevation m = 46

|elevation min m =

|elevation max m =

|area km2 = 5.39

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Stains ({{IPA|fr|stɛ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Harmonia Amanda-Stains.wav}}) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|11.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the center of Paris.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Heraldry

{{Blazon-arms

|img1=Blason_Stains_93.svg

|legend1=Arms of Stains

|text=Argent with two wavy vert fesses, a chief Gules charged with three ears of wheat stalked and leaves with gold

|motto=semina metes (sow and you shall reap)

}}

Population

{{Historical populations

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| cols = 2

| percentages = pagr

| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|36812|Stains}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-93072#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| graph-pos = bottom

|1793 |1080

|1800 |987

|1806 |809

|1821 |829

|1831 |946

|1836 |936

|1841 |993

|1846 |1046

|1851 |932

|1856 |1038

|1861 |1280

|1866 |1571

|1872 |1448

|1876 |1577

|1881 |1868

|1886 |2288

|1891 |2500

|1896 |2707

|1901 |2959

|1906 |3102

|1911 |3584

|1921 |5641

|1926 |10081

|1931 |14539

|1936 |17604

|1946 |18382

|1954 |19028

|1962 |27503

|1968 |32169

|1975 |35545

|1982 |36079

|1990 |34879

|1999 |32839

|2007 |34663

|2012 |36155

|2017 |38720

}}

Transport

Stains is served by Pierrefitte – Stains station on Paris RER line D. This station is located at the border between the commune of Stains and the commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, on the Pierrefitte-sur-Seine side of the border.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

Education

Schools in Stains:"[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310204931/http://www.ville-stains.fr/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=167&Itemid=262 Les établissements scolaires]." Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.

  • 11 public preschools/nursery schools (maternelles)
  • 13 public elementary schools
  • 3 public junior high schools: Barbara, Joliot Curie, and Pablo Neruda
  • 1 public senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée polyvalent Maurice Utrillo
  • 1 private junior high school: Collège privé Sainte-Marie.

Monuments

  • Château de Stains ({{Translation|Castle of Stains}}, destroyed in the War of 1870)
  • Cité-jardin de Stains ({{Translation|Garden City of Stains}})
  • Town hall of Stains
  • Château de la Motte ({{Translation|Castle of La Motte}}, destroyed in 1819 with the exception of a few outbuildings){{Cite web|title=Château de la Motte - Patrimoine - Atlas de l'architecture et du patrimoine|trans-title=Atlas of the heritage of Seine-Saint-Denis: Castle of La Motte|url=https://patrimoine.seinesaintdenis.fr/Chateau-de-la-Motte|access-date=2021-05-03|website=patrimoine.seinesaintdenis.fr|language=fr}}
  • L'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Stains (Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Stains)

File:Château de Stains 1870.jpg|Château de Stains in 1870

File:STAINS La mairie.JPG|Town Hall of Stains in the 1920s.

File:Stains Chateau de la Motte Fronton.JPG|Detail of the pediment of the Château de La Motte.

Notable people

Twin towns — Sister cities

Stains is twinned with:{{Cite web|title=Stains, ville du monde|trans-title=Stains, city of the world|url=http://www.stains.fr/international/|access-date=June 9, 2020|language=fr}}

  • {{Flagicon|Germany}} Saalfeld ( Germany ) since May 4, 1964: Twinning for joint projects of peace and collaboration between the German and French people.
  • {{Flagicon|United Kingdom}} Cheshunt ( United Kingdom ) since 1965: Traditional twinning
  • {{Flagicon|Italy}} Luco dei Marsi ( Italy ) since December 15, 2000: Multilateral collaboration in the fields of sport, tourism, environment and development in the field of NICTs, allowing the enhancement of reciprocal cultural wealth.
  • {{Flagicon|Palestine}} Am'ari ( Palestine ) since January 15, 1999: Multilateral cooperation with the Palestinian refugee camp of Am'ari in the West Bank, in solidarity with the peace forces in the region.
  • {{Flagicon|Cameroon}} Mengueme ( Cameroon ) since 2000: Cooperation agreement on health, education, sanitation, rural electrification, ecosystem preservation, development of agriculture, livestock but also culture, sport and tourism.
  • {{Flagicon|Morocco}} Figuig ( Morocco ) since October 18, 2002: Cooperation agreement on youth citizenship, cultural exchanges, health and prevention, local development, town planning and the environment.

See also

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Stains (Seine-Saint-Denis)}}

  • [http://www.ville-stains.fr/en/ Official website]
  • [http://www.ville-stains.fr/ Official website] (in French)

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