Sevran

Sevran (French pronunciation: ​[sə.vʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.

Sevran
Commune
Sevran town hall in 2007
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Sevran
Sevran
Paris and inner ring departments
Sevran
Sevran (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementLe Raincy
CantonSevran
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Blanchet
Area
1
7.28 km2 (2.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
51,016
 • Density7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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.[2]

Demographics

Immigration
Place of birth of residents of Sevran in 1999
Born in Metropolitan France Born outside Metropolitan France
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), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that 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. Note that 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.[2]

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."[2]

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 Côte d'Ivoire.

Heraldry
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.

Transport
Canal de l'Ourcq

Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.

Education

Schools:

  • 15 public preschools (maternelles):[3]
  • 16 public primary schools:[4]
  • 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès[3][4]
  • Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La Pléïade[5]
  • Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues." The Economist. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
  3. "Ecoles maternelles." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  4. "Ecoles élémentaires." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  5. "Enseignement secondaire." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.



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