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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Saint-Denis

Population (2006)
  
22,479

Area
  
126 ha

Arrondissement
  
Bobigny

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Bagnolet

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Thursday 12:10 AM

Team
  
FC Les Lilas

Les Lilas

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 82% Humidity

Les Lilas is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.7 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Contents

Map of Les Lilas, France

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.

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.
  • Blanstel Koussalouka, footballer

    • 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:

  • 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
  • Lycée polyvalent Paul-Robert

    • There is also a public library, Bibliothèque André-Malraux.

    References

    Les Lilas Wikipedia
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