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Country
  
France

Department
  
Seine-Saint-Denis

Population (2006)
  
25,783

Area
  
3.44 km²

Arrondissement
  
Bobigny

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Bagnolet

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 9:01 PM

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 3 km/h, 58% Humidity

Romainville is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

Contents

Map of Romainville, France

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.

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.

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
  • Junior high schools:

  • Collège Gustave Courbet
  • Collège Pierre-André Houël
  • Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.

    Twin towns – Sister cities

    Romainville is twinned with:

  • Pápa, Hungary
  • Benfleet, England since 1962
  • References

    Romainville Wikipedia