Sevran
Sevran (French pronunciation: [səvʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.
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 Sevran town hall in 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
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Location of Sevran | |
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| Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Le Raincy |
| Canton | Sevran |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Blanchet[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi) |
| Population | 51,778 |
| • Density | 7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93071 /93270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.[3]
Demographics
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Immigration
| Born in metropolitan France | Born outside metropolitan France | |||
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| 71.3% | 28.7% | |||
| Born in overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth1 | EU-15 immigrants2 | Non-EU-15 immigrants | |
| 4.5% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 18.7% | |
| 1 This group is made up largely of former French settlers, such as Pieds-Noirs in Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), as well as to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. A foreign country is understood as a country not part of France in 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics. 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. | ||||
As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.[3]
In 2013 The Economist stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the Paris Metropolitan Area. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in subsidized housing. The article also cites research that says "somebody called Mohamed, Ali or Kamel is four times more likely to be unemployed than somebody named Philippe or Alain."[3]
Culture
Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire. The famous French rapper Kaaris is also from Sevran, born to parents from Ivory Coast.
Allegations surfaced in 2016 accusing some cafés and bars of refusing to service women , when 3 activists participated in a television report by journalist Caroline Sinz of France 2.[6] In the report, the following sentence could be heard about a local café: "In this café, there is no diversity. We are in Sevran, we are not in Paris. You are in the 93 here! It's different mentalities, it's like back home."[7] According to one of the activists, authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor.[8][9][10][11]
However, the Bondy Blog, an online media outlet focusing on working-class districts, published an article in March 2017 questioning the France 2 report, claiming to have noted the presence of women in this café on several occasions.[12][13][14] A journalist from France 2 working for the investigative newsmagazine Complément d'enquête, who subsequently visited this café, also noted the presence of women and later abandoned the idea of filming a report there.[15] The owner of the café later sued France 2 journalists David Pujadas and Caroline Sinz for racially-motivated libel.[16][17]
Heraldry
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The arms of Sevran are blazoned : Azure, a bend argent between 3 acorns and 2 eagle talons Or, on a chief azure, 3 fleurs de lys Or surmounted by a label argent.
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Transport
Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.
Education
Schools:
- 15 public preschools (maternelles):[18]
- 16 public primary schools:[19]
- 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès[18][19]
- Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La Pléïade[20]
- Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues." The Economist. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sevran, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- https://www.lesinrocks.com/actu/nadia-remadna-pasionaria-de-laicite-denonce-non-mixite-banlieues-53899-19-12-2016/
- https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/video-un-reportage-de-france-2-montre-des-femmes-indesirables-dans-les-lieux-publics-7786186895
- "Femmes indésirables dans des lieux publics: "Les maires ont accepté ça parce que ces gens-là votent pour eux"". BFMTV. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- Jandau, Cécile (13 December 2016). "Un reportage dans un bar où les femmes sont interdites provoque de vives réactions". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- "'This isn't Paris. It's only men here' - Inside the French Muslim no-go zones where women aren't welcome". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
- Alouti, Feriel (2017-02-03). "A Sevran, les femmes sont-elles vraiment indésirables dans les cafés ?". Le Monde.fr (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
- https://www.mediapart.fr/journal/france/110317/bar-pmu-de-sevran-la-contre-enquete-du-bondy-blog?onglet=full
- https://www.bondyblog.fr/societe/bar-pmu-de-sevran-la-contre-enquete-du-bondy-blog/
- https://www.arretsurimages.net/emissions/bar-pmu-de-sevran-il-ny-aura-aucun-compromis-avec-france-2
- https://www.nouvelobs.com/rue89/sur-le-radar/20170313.OBS6486/contre-enquetes-et-bal-de-journalistes-dans-les-bars-perdus-de-la-republique.html
- https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/sevran-le-patron-du-bar-pretendument-interdit-aux-femmes-detruit-par-un-reportage-mensonger-23-06-2020-8340612.php
- https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/bar-interdit-aux-femmes-a-sevran-la-plainte-contre-delphine-ernotte-et-david-pujadas-jugee-1615920500
- "Ecoles maternelles." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- "Ecoles élémentaires." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
- "Enseignement secondaire." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
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