Sevran () is a commune in the

French department In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...

Seine-Saint-Denis () is a department of France located in the Grand Paris metropolis in the region. In French, it is often referred to colloquially as ' or ' ("ninety-three" or "nine three"), after its official administrative number, 93. Its prefecture is Bob ...

, northeastern suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

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. It is located from the center of Paris.

Geography

Sevran is located northeast of the

Boulevard Périphérique The Boulevard Périphérique (), often called the Périph', is a controlled-access dual-carriageway ring road in Paris, France. With a few exceptions (see '' Structure and Layout''), it is situated along Paris's administrative limit. The s ...

.France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues
" ''

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''. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.

Demographics

Immigration

As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco. In 2013 ''

'' stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the

Paris Metropolitan Area The Paris metropolitan area (french: aire d'attraction de Paris) is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs. Overview In 2020 France's national INSEE statistica ...

. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in

subsidized housing Subsidized housing is government sponsored economic assistance aimed towards alleviating housing costs and expenses for impoverished people with low to moderate incomes. In the United States, subsidized housing is often called "affordable housin ...

. The article also cites research that says "somebody called Mohamed, Ali or Kamel is four times more likely to be unemployed than somebody named Philippe or Alain."

Culture

Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including

Claude Ballif Claude Ballif (22 May 1924 – 24 July 2004) was a French composer, writer, and pedagogue. He worked at a number of institutions throughout more than 40 years of teaching, one of which he had attended as a student. Among his pupils were Raynald ...

, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire. The famous French rapper

Kaaris Okou Gnakouri Armand Olivier (; born 30 January 1980), better known by his stage name Kaaris (, ; stylized as KΛΛRIS), is a Ivorian-born French rapper, record producer, composer and actor. '' Or Noir'', his major album on Therapy Music / AZ / ...

is also from Sevran, born to parents from

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

. Women are unofficially banned from public spaces by men in some areas of Sevran and will not receive service in bars or cafés. Authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor.

Heraldry

Transport

Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.

Education

Schools: *15 public preschools (''maternelles''):Ecoles maternelles
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *16 public primary schools:Ecoles élémentaires
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès *Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La PléïadeEnseignement secondaire
" Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. *Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars

References

External links

Official website
Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-Saint-Denis communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{SeineSaintDenis-geo-stub