L'Haÿ-les-Roses
| L'Haÿ-les-Roses | ||
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The Norman Pavillon at the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne | ||
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 Paris and inner ring departments | ||
| Coordinates: 48°46′22″N 2°20′11″E / 48.7727°N 2.3363°ECoordinates: 48°46′22″N 2°20′11″E / 48.7727°N 2.3363°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Intercommunality | Val de Bièvre | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Vincent Jeanbrun | |
| Area1 | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)2 | 30,154 | |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (21,000/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94038 / | |
| Elevation | 45–110 m (148–361 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
L'Haÿ-les-Roses (pronounced [lai le ʁoz]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) 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.
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.
Notable people
- Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), playwright and novelist
- Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), chemist
- Cecile Cinelu (1970), athlete
- Pierre Gandon (1889–1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
- Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress
- Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver.
- Clémence Poésy (1982), actress
- Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer
- Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist
International relations
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:
See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
External links
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