Les Lilas

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Coordinates: 48°52′55″N, 2°25′15″E

Commune of Les Lilas

Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates 48°52′55″N, 2°25′15″E
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement Bobigny
Intercommunality none as of 2005
Statistics
Land area¹ 1.26 km²
Population²
(July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census)

22,200
20,226
 - Density 17,619/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.
France

Les Lilas is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.7 km (3.5 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.

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[edit] History

The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on July 24, 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of Romainville and merging it with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet.

[edit] Transport

Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.

[edit] Trivia

  • Les Lilas is also known for the famous song Serge Gainsbourg wrote about "Le poinçonneur des Lilas" (literally, the Les Lilas station ticket puncher).
  • The city motto is "J’étais fleur, je suis cité", literally "I was a flower, I am a city"

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