Drancy
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Drancy ( ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in northern France. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
Drancy ( ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in northern France. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris.
History
Population
Immigration
Heraldry
Climate
Data climate for Le Bourget (Seine-Saint-Denis) 1971-2000
Urbanism
Drancy is an urban commune, as it is one of the dense or intermediate density communes, as defined by the Insee communal density grid. It belongs to the urban unit of Paris, an inter-departmental conurbation comprising 407 communes and 10,785,092 inhabitants1 in 2017, of which it is a suburban commune. The commune is also part of the functional area of Paris where it is located in the main population and employment centre of the functional area. This area comprises 1,929 communes.
Administration
Part of the commune forms the canton of Drancy. The other part belongs to the canton of Le Blanc-Mesnil.
Transport
Railways and buses
The city is served by Le Bourget station and by Drancy station on Paris RER line B. Le Bourget station is situated near Drancy as well as the métro station La Courneuve–8 mai 1945 on the Line 7. The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. Drancy is also served by the Paris Tramway Line 1 with five stops and by twelve bus lines. By the RER B, Drancy is near many Parisian railway stations, Gare du Nord is now just 10 minutes away, Gare Saint-Lazare and Gare de Lyon can be reached in 30 minutes. Charles de Gaulle Airport can also be reached in 30 minutes.
Roads
Drancy is served by the A3 motorway and the A86 motorways.
Education
Schools: 17 public preschools (écoles maternelles) 19 public elementary schools Six public junior high schools (collèges): Paul Bert, Anatole France, Jorissen, Paul Langevin, Liberte, Pierre Samard One private junior high school, Collège Saint-Germain Two public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Eugène Delacroix and Lycée Paul le Rolland
International relations
Drancy is twinned with: Willenhall Eisenhüttenstadt Gorée Svilajnac
See also
Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
Notes
References
External links
Official website
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