Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis | |
| Canton | Épinay-sur-Seine | |
| Community association |
Métropole du Grand Paris and Plaine Commune |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 58 ′ N , 2 ° 22 ′ E | |
| height | 37-97 m | |
| surface | 3.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 30,306 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 8,887 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 93380 | |
| INSEE code | 93059 | |
| Website | http://mairie-pierrefitte93.fr/ | |
 Town Hall ( Hôtel de ville ) |
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Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is a French commune with 30,306 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Seine-Saint-Denis in the region of Ile-de-France , a few kilometers north of Paris . The headquarters of the French National Archives are located in the city . Its inhabitants are called Pierrefittois .
geography
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is located immediately north of Saint-Denis and about ten kilometers from Paris city center. Contrary to what the suffix -sur-Seine suggests, Pierrefitte is about two kilometers from the banks of the Seine . The municipal area of 3.41 km² is almost completely built over. The population density is correspondingly high with over 8,000 inhabitants per km². Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Denis, Stains and Villetaneuse in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Sarcelles and Montmagny in the Val-d'Oise department .
population
With 30,306 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) , Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Seine-Saint-Denis department. The population rose sharply, especially at the beginning of the second half of the 20th century. The population has almost doubled since 1962.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 14,770 | 19,017 | 20,819 | 22,366 | 23,822 | 25,816 | 27,532 | 30.306 |
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traffic
Pierrefitte is connected to the public transport network in the greater Paris area via the RER line D at the Pierrefitte-Stains station .
Personalities
Temporarily lived in the community:
- Frédérick Lemaître (1800–1876), French actor
- Maurice Utrillo (1883–1955), French painter
- Suzanne Valadon (1865–1938), French painter, mother of M. Utrillo
Died here:
- Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny (1802–1857), French natural scientist
- Serge Nubret (1938–2011), French bodybuilder and actor
Twin cities
- Rudersdorf near Berlin in Brandenburg, Germany
- Braintree in Essex, UK
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-Saint-Denis. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-133-3 , pp. 273-277.
