Stains
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This article is about the French commune. For the town in Surrey, England, see Staines. For other uses, see Stain (disambiguation).
Commune of Stains | |
Location | |
Paris and inner ring départements | |
Coordinates | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Région | Île-de-France |
Département | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Commune |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 5.39 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
32,839 |
- Density (1999) | 6,093/km² |
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: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Stains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km. (7.2 miles) from the center of Paris.
[edit] 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.