- Not to be confused with Staines in Surrey, England. For other uses of Stains, see Stain (disambiguation).
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Commune of Stains |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°57′21″N 2°22′59″E / 48.95583°N 2.38306°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Stains |
| Intercommunality | Plaine Commune |
| Mayor | Michel Beaumale |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 46 m (150 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 34,200 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 6,345 /km2 (16,430 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93072/ 93240 |
| 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. | |
Stains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km (7.2 mi). (7.2 miles) from the center of Paris. Moreover, the city is notorious for its drug traffic and crime which plague the city.
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Heraldry
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The arms of Stains are blazoned : |
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| motto: semina metes (sow and you shall reap) | ||
Transport
Stains is served by Pierrefitte – Stains station on Paris RER line D. This station is located at the border between the commune of Stains and the commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, on the Pierrefitte-sur-Seine side of the border.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Stains is twinned with:
References
- ^ 2005 estimate, 32,839 at the 1999 census
External links
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- Official website (in French)
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