Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a

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in the northeastern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of 25,643 inhabitants per square kilometres as of 2017, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is one of the most densely populated municipalities in

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History

In 1767,

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, a German composer at the Palace of Versailles went mushroom picking with his family in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, and died after insisting on eating them in a soup after two chefs told him that they were poisonous. On 1 January 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

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of Paris, leaving Le Pré-Saint-Gervais as a rump commune.

Heraldry

Population

Transport

No station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network is in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. The closest Métro stations are Hoche on Line to the north, and Pré-Saint-Gervais on Line to the southwest, each a few hundred metres outside the commune.

Education

Schools in the commune:Les adresses des écoles
" Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. * Public preschools (''maternelles''): École Baudin, École Rosa-Parks, École Suzanne-Lacore, École Nelson-Mandela * Public elementaries: École Anatole-France, École Jean-Jaurès, École Pierre-Brossolette * Public junior high school: Collège Jean-Jacques-Rousseau * Private preschool through junior high school: École et collège Saint-Joseph * Private preschool: École maternelle Montessori

Personalities

Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is the birthplace of Louis Wagner, the first race car driver to win the

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References

External links

Official website
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub