Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
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Commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Pierrefitte-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Plaine Commune |
| Mayor | Catherine Hanriot (PCF) (2001-2006) |
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| Elevation | 98m (avg.) |
| Land area¹ | 3.41 km² |
| Population² (1 January 2005 estimate) (8 March 1999 census) |
26,400 25,816 |
| - Density | 7,742/km² (2005) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 059 93 059/ 93 380 |
| 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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Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France. Today forming part of the northern suburbs of Paris, Pierrefitte lies 12.4 km (7.7 miles) from the centre of the French capital.
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[edit] Transport
The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network.
The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France are due to relocate by 2009, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.
[edit] Famous residents
- The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845.
- The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.
[edit] Town twinning
Pierrefitte is twinned with
- Braintree in the United Kingdom and
- Rüdersdorf bei Berlin in Germany.
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