Aubervilliers (ōbervēlyā'), town (1990 pop. 67,836), Seine-Saint Denis dept., N central France, NE of Paris. It is an important industrial center where chemicals, pharmaceuticals, metals, and leather goods are produced. Aubervilliers was a pilgrimage site from the 14th cent. onward. The Church of Notre-Dame-des-Vésus dates from the 15th to the 16th cent.
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Commune of Aubervilliers |
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| Coordinates | 48°54′53″N 2°22′52″E / 48.91472°N 2.38111°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Plaine Commune |
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| Land area1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 72,000 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 12,500 /km2 (32,000 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 93001/ 93300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Aubervilliers (French pronunciation: [obɛʁvilje]) is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi). (4.5 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
The Telecity Paris datacenter which houses Wikimedia servers is located in Aubervilliers.
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Name
In medieval times the name Aubervilliers was recorded as Alberti Villare, meaning "estate (villare) of Adalbert". Adalbert is a Germanic personal name meaning "noble (Adal-) and bright (-bert)" (Old English Æþelbeorht) which gave modern English Albert, Old French Aubert, and modern French Albert.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Aubervilliers 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, Aubervilliers, Saint-Denis, and Saint-Ouen. Aubervilliers received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis.
Heraldry
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the arms of Aubervilliers are blazoned[2] · [3] :
The municipal assembly of Aubervilliers had engraved in 1790 an oval seal (kept in the National Archives), representing, together with the arms of France, a sun and a lion passant. While this was retained by the Commission d’héraldique urbaine de la Seine and proposed in 1942 as symbol of the commune, the municipality preferred the above arms, evoking la Compagnie des Chevaliers de l’Arc, which it used since the end of the 19th century. |
Demographics
Immigration
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Administration
Aubervilliers is divided into two cantons:
- The canton of Aubervilliers-Est (East): 36,010 inhabitants;
- The canton of Aubervilliers-Ouest (West): 27,126 inhabitants.
Notable people from Aubervilliers
- Virginie Ledoyen (b. 15 November 1976), French actress, occasional singer.
- Ibrahim Tall, footballer
- Abou Diaby, footballer
- Didier Daeninckx, writer
- Yasmine Belmadi, actor
Transport
Aubervilliers is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 7: Aubervilliers – Pantin – Quatre Chemins and Fort d'Aubervilliers.
Aubervilliers is also served by La Courneuve – Aubervilliers station on Paris RER line B. This station, although administratively located on the territory of the neighboring commune of La Courneuve, lies in fact very near the town center of Aubervilliers.
Monuments
- Fort d'Aubervilliers
References
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- ^ 2005 estimate, 63,136 at the 1999 census
- ^ Du blason au logo. Site de la mairie d’Aubervilliers.
- ^ GASO-Banque du blason
External links
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- Aubervilliers city council website (in French)
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