Sevran () is a commune in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located from the center of Paris.
History
The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2015.
Geography
Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.
Demographics
Immigration
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.
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. 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." According to one of the activists, authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor.
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. 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. The owner of the café later sued France 2 journalists David Pujadas and Caroline Sinz for racially motivated libel.
Heraldry
Transport
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Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.
Education
Schools:
- 15 public preschools (maternelles):
- 16 public primary schools:
- 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès
- Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars
See also
- Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
External links
- Official website