Le Blanc-Mesnil
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | |
| Arrondissement | Le Raincy | |
| Canton | Le Blanc-Mesnil (main town) | |
| Community association |
Métropole du Grand Paris and Paris Terres d'Envol |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 56 ' N , 2 ° 28' E | |
| height | 37-49 m | |
| surface | 8.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 56,783 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7,054 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 93150 | |
| INSEE code | 93007 | |
| Website | http://www.blancmesnil.fr/ | |
Le Blanc-Mesnil is a French city in the Seine-Saint-Denis (formerly Seine-et-Oise ) department, northeast of Paris , with a population of 56,783 (as of January 1, 2017). The inhabitants are called Blancmesnilois .
The city gained national fame in November 2005 due to the prolonged unrest among young people that originated in this region. Le Blanc-Mesnil is the administrative seat of the canton of the same name .
Personalities
politics
- Isabelle Thomas (* 1961), politician
literature
- Élisabeth Vonarburg (* 1947), writer, lived there.
- Max Übelhör (1881–1963), writer and satirist, lived and worked there from 1925 to 1939
music
- Patrick Hernandez (* 1949), singer z. B. Born to Be Alive
- Casey (* 1976), Cathy Palenne , rapper, lives in Le Blanc-Mesnil
- Grand Corps Malade (* 1977, Fabien Marsaud ), slammer
Sports
- Jacques Marinelli (* 1925), French cyclist and politician
- Gary Lugassy (* 1982), tennis player
- Tristan Valentin (* 1982), racing cyclist
- Ludovic Sylvestre (* 1984), football player
- Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (* 1985), ice hockey player
- Morgaro Gomis (* 1985), Senegalese football player
- Jérémy Abadie (* 1988), football player
- Moussa Sissoko (* 1989), soccer player
- Romain Bacon (* 1990), racing cyclist
- Raphaël Guerreiro (* 1993), Portuguese football player
- Adil Aouchiche (* 2002), football player
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Seine-Saint-Denis. Flohic Éditions, 2nd edition, Paris 2002, ISBN 2-84234-133-3 , pp. 73–81.
Web links
Commons : Le Blanc-Mesnil - Collection of images, videos and audio files
