L'Haÿ-les-Roses (French pronunciation: [laj 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 subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.[1]
L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Norman Pavillon at the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Paris and inner ring departments | |
Location of L'Haÿ-les-Roses  | |
  L'Haÿ-les-Roses  L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 2°20′15″E / 48.779995°N 2.337393°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Jeanbrun[1][2] |
Area 1 | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | 31,392 |
| • Density | 8,300/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94038 /94240 |
| Elevation | 45–110 m (148–361 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
Name
editThe 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, before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.
It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be found here.
Demographics
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Education
editPrimary schools in the commune:[6]
- Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards
- Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards
Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[7]
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[7]
- Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes
- Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue - Chevilly-Larue
Transports
editNotable people
edit- Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), playwright and novelist
- Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), chemist
- Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress
- Pierre Gandon (1889–1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
- Alain Delon (1935–2024) actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessman
- Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist
- Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver
- Cécile Cinélu (1970), athlete
- Clémence Poésy (1982), actress
- Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer
International relations
editL'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Attempted murder investigation opened after ramming attack on French mayor's house". France 24. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet L'Haÿ-les-Roses, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- ^ a b "Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links
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- town council website (in French)
- Roseraie du Val-de-Marne Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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