Livry-Gargan

Livry-Gargan (French pronunciation: [livʁi ɡaʁgɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

Livry-Gargan
Commune
The Hôtel de Ville
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
Location of Livry-Gargan
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Coordinates: 48°55′09″N 2°32′10″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Le Raincy
Canton	Livry-Gargan
Intercommunality	Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Yves Martin[1]
Area 1	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	46,507
• Density	6,300/km2 (16,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	93046 /93190
Elevation	54–125 m (177–410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

During the Middle Ages, the lordship of Livry (seigneur de Livry) was held by members of the House of Garlande before passing to Pierre de Chambly, chamberlain of King Philip IV, in 1285.

On 20 May 1869, a part of the territory of Livry-Gargan was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clichy-sous-Bois and a small part of the territory of Gagny to create the commune of Le Raincy.

The Hôtel de Ville was erected in a large park formerly known as the "Écu de France" in the early 20th century.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 912 —     1800 796 −1.92% 1806 853 +1.16% 1821 720 −1.12% 1831 975 +3.08% 1836 1,022 +0.95% 1841 1,012 −0.20% 1846 1,078 +1.27% 1851 1,237 +2.79% 1856 1,369 +2.05% 1861 2,207 +10.02% 1866 2,918 +5.74% 1872 1,792 −7.80% 1876 2,195 +5.20% 1881 2,825 +5.18% 1886 3,062 +1.62% 1891 3,238 +1.12% 1896 4,056 +4.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 5,188 +5.05% 1906 6,673 +5.16% 1911 8,872 +5.86% 1921 11,573 +2.69% 1926 16,869 +7.83% 1931 21,366 +4.84% 1936 20,970 −0.37% 1946 20,698 −0.13% 1954 25,322 +2.55% 1962 29,679 +2.00% 1968 32,063 +1.30% 1975 32,917 +0.38% 1982 32,778 −0.06% 1990 35,387 +0.96% 1999 37,288 +0.58% 2007 41,893 +1.47% 2012 42,699 +0.38% 2017 44,437 +0.80%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Heraldry

Armes de la ville.

Over the centuries, the arms have changed depending on who owned the area. But the modern arms are : Parti per pale: Or two fesses Gules (for Garlande) and Azure a bend Argent between in chief three acorns and in base two eagle talons Or; on a chief Gules, a bunch of grapes slipped and leaved Or between 2 cinquefoils Argent; overall an inescutcheon quarterly Sable and Argent.

Transport

Livry-Gargan is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Livry-Gargan is Sevran – Livry station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sevran, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from the town center of Livry-Gargan. Tram 4 Gargan Station is very near to the village and in tram 4 direction Hopital de Montfermeil there are two more station "République Marx-Dormoy" and "Léon Blum". These two stations are inside the village Livry-Gargan.

Education

Schools include:^[6]

• 9 preschools
• 9 elementary schools
• Junior high schools: LÉON-JOUHAUX, SEGPA du collège, ÉDOUARD-HERRIOT, LUCIE-AUBRAC
• Senior high schools: Lycée André Boulloche, Lycée Henri Sellier

Twin towns

Livry-Gargan is twinned with the communities of:

• Almuñécar, Spain
• Cerveteri, Italy
• Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
• Haringey, United Kingdom

Personalities

• Grégory Arnolin, born in 1980, footballer
• Cassandre Beaugrand, born in 1997, Triathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
• Karim Cheurfi, perpetrator of the 2017 shooting of Paris police officers
• Laetitia Avia, born in 1985, politician
• Aïssa Laïdouni, born in 1996, footballer
• Ryad Hachem, born in 1998, footballer

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department