Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′44″N 2°20′03″E / 48.91233°N 2.33425°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Île-de-France | 
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | 
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis | 
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | 
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Karim Bouamrane[1] | 
| Area 1  | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) | 
| Population | 53,207 | 
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (32,000/sq mi) | 
| Demonym | Audonian | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 93070 /93400  | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿wɛ̃ syʁ sɛn] ⓘ; literally "Saint-Ouen on Seine") is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located 6.6 kilometres (4.1 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the Île-de-France region, and of the Métropole du Grand Paris. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order.[3]
The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are Paris, to the south, Clichy, to the west, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Gennevilliers and L'Île-Saint-Denis, to the north, and Saint-Denis to the east. The commune of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, which also includes L'Île-Saint-Denis and part of Épinay-sur-Seine. Saint-Ouen also includes the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and Aubervilliers. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of Montmartre was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune.
Population
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Flea market

Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is home to Paris' flea market, the highest concentration of antique dealers and second-hand furniture dealers in the world. The flea market (marché aux puces) is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; because of this high frequency, compared to other flea markets, it has tended to consist only of professionals who rent their spot for a minimum term of three years. In 2014 the flea market site was acquired by Jean-Cyrille Boutmy from Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.[6]
Transport
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is served by three stations of the Paris Metro: Garibaldi (line 13), Saint-Ouen (line 14 and RER line C) and Mairie de Saint-Ouen (lines 13 and 14).
Education
Schools and High Schools
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine has :
- 3 school groups of preschools and primary schools[7]
 - 9 pre-schools[7]
 - 8 primary schools[7]
 - 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)[8]
- Collège Jean Jaurès
 - Collège Joséphine Baker
 - Collège Jules Michelet
 
 - 2 High Schools/Sixth-form colleges[8]
 
Further and higher education
Supméca, an accredited mechanical engineering school is located in the Vieux Saint Ouen quarter. It was created in 1948, is member of the university of Paris-Seine and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles at Lycée Blanqui High School's premises.[9]
Notable people
- Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect
 - Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), boxer
 - Louis Stettner (1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry"
 - Dany Bill (b. 1973), seven-times Muaythai World champion.
 - Benjamin Cuq (b. 1974), journalist-writer
 - Abdoulaye Soumare (b. 1980), footballer
 - Djimi Traore (b. 1980), footballer
 - Richard Clayderman (b. 1953), pianist
 - Tchavolo Schmitt (b. 1954), manouche swing guitarist (Porte de Montreuil and Chope des Puces)
 - Éric Angelvy (b. 1968), racing driver
 - Nosfell (b. 1977), musician
 
Sport
The Stade de Paris (also called the Stade Bauer) is located in the town.
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
- Church of Saint-Ouen-le-Vieux, Roman Catholic
 - Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Saint-Ouen cemetery
 - Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
 
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - ↑ Décret n° 2018-956 5 November 2018 (in French)
 - ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Ouen, EHESS (in French).
 - ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 - ↑ "Traders at world's largest flea market in Paris celebrate as British aristocrat sells up". London Evening Standard.
 - 1 2 3 "Ecoles et accueils de loisirs." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
 - 1 2 "Jeunesse." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
 - ↑ "Prepa-blanqui.fr - Homme Pas Cher- Acheter Chaussures Homme à Prix de Gros". www.prepa-blanqui.fr.
 - ↑ "Nicole Lefort (Comitato sul Gemellaggio di Saint Ouen): 'Rafforzare i legami fra le città'". gemellarte.it (in Italian). Gemellarte. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
 




