Épinay-sur-Seine

Épinay-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [epinɛ syʁ sɛn] ^ⓘ, literally Épinay on Seine) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.3 km (7.0 mi) from the center of Paris. The church of Notre-Dame-des-Missions-du-cygne d'Enghien, designed by Paul Tournon, may be found in the commune.

Épinay-sur-Seine
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Épinay-sur-Seine
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Coordinates: 48°57′19″N 2°18′33″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Saint-Denis
Canton	Épinay-sur-Seine and Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Hervé Chevreau[1]
Area 1	4.57 km2 (1.76 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	53,564
• Density	12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93031 /93800
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1760.^[3]

On 7 August 1850, a part of the territory of Épinay-sur-Seine was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Deuil-la-Barre, a part of the territory of Saint-Gratien, and a part of the territory of Soisy-sous-Montmorency to create the commune of Enghien-les-Bains.

Francis, Duke of Cádiz (13 May 1822 – 17 April 1902), king consort of Spain, took up residence at the château of Épinay-sur-Seine in 1881 until his death in 1902. The chateau now serves as Épinay-sur-Seine's city hall.

From 1902 it was home to the Epinay Studios.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 851 —     1800 745 −1.88% 1806 805 +1.30% 1821 756 −0.42% 1831 866 +1.37% 1836 1,069 +4.30% 1841 1,119 +0.92% 1846 1,176 +1.00% 1851 1,038 −2.47% 1856 1,238 +3.59% 1861 1,290 +0.83% 1866 1,584 +4.19% 1872 1,526 −0.62% 1876 1,698 +2.71% 1881 2,307 +6.32% 1886 2,362 +0.47% 1891 2,591 +1.87% 1896 2,860 +2.00%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,438 +3.75% 1906 4,222 +4.19% 1911 5,912 +6.97% 1921 8,912 +4.19% 1926 11,475 +5.19% 1931 14,505 +4.80% 1936 15,889 +1.84% 1946 16,269 +0.24% 1954 17,611 +1.00% 1962 34,167 +8.64% 1968 41,774 +3.41% 1975 46,578 +1.57% 1982 50,314 +1.11% 1990 48,762 −0.39% 1999 46,409 −0.55% 2007 52,020 +1.44% 2012 55,140 +1.17% 2017 55,084 −0.02%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Town twinning

Épinay-sur-Seine is twinned with:^[7]

• Oberursel, Germany since 1964
• South Tyneside (before 1974: Jarrow), England since 1965
• Alcobendas, Spain since 1986

Transport

Épinay-sur-Seine is served by Épinay-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line C. It is also served by Épinay–Villetaneuse station on the Transilien Paris-Nord suburban rail line.

Charles de Gaulle Airport is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) away from Épinay-sur-Seine.

Personalities

• Olivier Beaudry, karateka
• Maïtena Biraben, journalist
• Jean-Claude Bouillon, actor
• Elizabeth Columba, Artist
• Harold Correa, athlete
• Thomas Gamiette, footballer
• Hornet La Frappe, Rapper
• Élisabeth Lévy, journalist
• Pascal Nouma, footballer
• Skalpovich, producer and songwriter

Heraldry

Arms of Épinay-sur-Seine

The arms of Épinay-sur-Seine are blazoned: Per fess: 1: Or, a cross gules between 16 alerions, 2: a pinetree eradicated vert between 2 mullets of six points gules.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department