Les Pavillons-sous-Bois

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois (French pronunciation: [lɛ pavijɔ̃ su bwa] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.8 km (8.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

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Commune
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois town hall
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Les-Pavillons-sous-Bois
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Coordinates: 48°54′N 2°30′E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Bondy
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Philippe Dallier[1]
Area 1	2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	24,872
• Density	8,500/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93057 /93320
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois was created on 3 January 1905 by detaching its territory from the commune of Bondy but the first traces of activity on its territory are found around the 17th century. The name of the commune literally means "the lodges under wood". The lodges mentioned in the name are two guard lodges, built of local stone around 1770 and rehabilitated in 1998, that were located at the entrance of the estate belonging to the château du Raincy.^[3] The wood mentioned in the name is the ancient Bondy Forest which covered most of the area to the northeast of Paris.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 3,644 —     1911 5,389 +8.14% 1921 7,850 +3.83% 1926 10,920 +6.82% 1931 14,334 +5.59% 1936 15,175 +1.15% 1946 15,093 −0.05% 1954 16,862 +1.40% 1962 19,022 +1.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1968 19,084 +0.05% 1975 18,638 −0.34% 1982 17,185 −1.15% 1990 17,375 +0.14% 1999 18,420 +0.65% 2007 20,424 +1.30% 2012 22,331 +1.80% 2017 23,962 +1.42%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968–2017)[5]

Transport

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is served by no station of the Paris Métro or RER, but since 2006 its own Tram station on line , Les Pavillons-sous-bois. The closest RER station to Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris RER line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Le Raincy, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the centre of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.

Urban morphology

The Canal of Ourcq, a channel built by Napoleon III to bring more water to Paris, and the national road RN3 divide the area into a south zone, dedicated to traditional habitat (mainly houses with gardens) and urban activities, and a north zone, for a long time underprivileged, more industrial, nowadays in a rehabilitation process including new habitation areas, sports and leisure areas along the channel and new public service buildings.

Education

Schools:^[6]

• Preschools: École Robillard, Marguerite Léopold, Jean-Macé, Eugène Fischer, Fontenoy
• Elementary schools: École Robillard, Julie-Victoire Daubié, Monceau, Pierre Brossolette, Fontenoy
• One special primary school (primaire d'application): École Jules Verne
• Public junior high schools: Collège Anatole France and Collège Eric Tabarly
• Public senior high schools: Lycée Professionnel Nicolas Ledoux
• A private elementary-junior high school: Ecole-Collège privé de l'Alliance

Notable people

• Herve Batomenila, footballer
• Aïda Fall, basketball player
• Denise Vernac, film actress^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department