L'Haÿ-les-Roses
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Commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Val de Bièvre |
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| Land area¹ | 3.9 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
30,400 29,660 |
| - Density | 7,795/km² (2005) |
| 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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km. (5.3 miles) from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a sous-préfecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to a famous rose garden located there.
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[edit] Name
The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, Lahy, and eventually L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.
[edit] Transport
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to L'Haÿ-les-Roses is Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of Bourg-la-Reine, 1.7 km.(1.1 miles) from the town centre of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.
[edit] Notable people
- Arthur Bernède (1871-1937), auteur dramatique et romancier
- Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), chimiste
- Pierre Gandon (1889-1990), dessinateur et graveur de timbres.
- Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959), actrice
- Franck Lagorce (1968), coureur automobile.
- Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayiste
[edit] Twin Towns
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