Le Pré-Saint-Gervais
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| Commune of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 0.70 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
16,377 |
| - Density (1999) | 23,396/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.2 km. (3.2 miles) from the center of Paris. With a density of 23,396 inhabitants per square kilometers at the last French census of 1999, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is officially the most densely populated municipality in Europe.
[edit] History
On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a large part of the commune of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Pré-Saint-Gervais, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, leaving Le Pré-Saint-Gervais as a rump commune.
[edit] Transport
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is Hoche station on Paris Métro Line 5. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin, 0.8 km.(0.5 miles) from the town center of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais.
[edit] Trivia
Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is the birthplace of Louis Wagner, the first race car driver to win the United States Grand Prix.
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