Bagnolet

Bagnolet
region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Bagnolet (main town)
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and ; Est Ensemble
Coordinates	48 ° 52 ' N , 2 ° 25' E Coordinates: 48 ° 52 ' N , 2 ° 25' E
height	57-119 m
surface	2.57 km 2
Residents	35,674 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13,881 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	93170
INSEE code	93006
Website	http://www.ville-bagnolet.fr/
	; Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles church

Bagnolet is a French city with 35,674 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Seine-Saint-Denis department . It borders the capital Paris to the east .

Its inhabitants call themselves Bagnoletais .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1255 as "Balneolum" ( Latin for 'small bath house').

On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was expanded by annexing the neighboring communities. Part of the municipality of Bagnolet was incorporated into Paris. At the same time, the Charonne commune was dissolved and divided between Paris, Bagnolet and Montreuil . Bagnolet received a small part of the Charonne area.

economy

Bagnolet is the headquarters of the accumulator specialist Saft SA

traffic

As a border town to Paris, Bagnolet is connected to the Boulevard périphérique . The A3 autoroute branches off from the Périphérique here and cuts through Bagnolet. The city is also connected to the Paris metro network through the Gallieni station . The Paris-Gallieni bus station is in the commune of Bagnolet.

Town twinning

The municipality of Bagnolet has five town partnerships with the following municipalities:

Italy Sesto Fiorentino , Italy, since 1962
Germany Oranienburg , Germany, since 1964
Palastina autonomous areas Chatila , Palestinian refugee camp near Beirut , Lebanon, since 2002
Mali Massala , Mali, since 2003
Algeria Akbou , in Kabylia , Algeria, since 2006