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Romainville
The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
The church of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, designed by Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Coat of arms of Romainville
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Romainville
Map
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementBobigny
CantonRomainville
Government
 • MayorCorinne Valls
Area
1
3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
25,783
 • Density7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
93063 /93230
Elevation117 m (384 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Romainville is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Romainville was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas.

Heraldry

arms of Romainville
arms of Romainville
 The arms of Romainville are blazoned :
Per fess azure and Or, a castle argent, open pierced and masoned sable, and an oak eradicated vert.



Transport

Romainville is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Romainville are Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11 and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5. The former is located in the neighboring commune of Les Lilas, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the town center of Romainville, and the latter is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin, 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Romainville.

There are plans to extend Paris Métro Line 11 beyond its terminus at Mairie des Lilas station, reaching the town center of Romainville and beyond to Rosny-sous-Bois.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Twin towns – Sister cities

Romainville is twinned with:

See also

References

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