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Bobigny () is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Bobigny is the prefecture (capital city) of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny. It is the 11th most populous commune in Seine-Saint-Denis (2019).

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Bobigny is a commune in France, situated in the Île-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, the arrondissement of Bobigny, and the canton of Bobigny. The municipality is part of the Grand Paris area and shares borders with Drancy, Pantin, La Courneuve, and Bondy. Its postal code is 93000, and it operates within the Europe/Paris timezone.

The town has an area of 6.77 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 57 meters. According to available data, the population is 56,927, comprising 26,771 males and 26,869 females. Bobigny is twinned with Potsdam and Serpukhov.

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Place details

Locality
Bobigny
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
44,962
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

38US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.8 µg/m³
PM10
10.5 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Bobigny
French commune.commune status
Prefecture and commune
French commune.image
Bobigny - Prefecture 01.jpg
French commune.caption
Prefecture building
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason Bobigny 93.svg
French commune.map
Bobigny_map.svg
French commune.map caption
Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs
French commune.arrondissement
Bobigny
French commune.canton
Bobigny and Bondy
French commune.INSEE
93008
French commune.postal code
93000
French commune.demonym
Balbyniens
French commune.mayor
Abdel Sadi
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Grand Paris
French commune.elevation m
45
French commune.elevation min m
39
French commune.elevation max m
57

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bobigny
Country
France
Located in
Grand Paris
Population
56927
Area
6.77
Elevation
48
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Romainville
Official website
actesweb-bobigny.siib.fr
Image
Bobigny - L Illustration 01.jpg
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category for people born here
Category:Births in Bobigny
topic's main category
Category:Bobigny
Commons category
Bobigny
twinned administrative body
Serpukhov
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Bobigny
postal code
93000
category of associated people
Category:People from Bobigny
male population
26771
female population
26869
social media followers
1803
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-1-41-60-93-93
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Travel guide

Understand

The south and west of the town are mainly occupied by areas of economic activity, the city centre consists of dense collective housing (residential towers) surrounding public facilities (town hall, prefecture, shopping centre Bobigny 2) and the north and northeast of the city (adjacent to Drancy) retain a suburban habitat old type, built in the early 20th century.

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Stay safe

Although Bobigny may be gentrifying and may be nicer than its reputation would have it, it is still one of the most dangerous places in metropolitan France. Exercise caution when visiting.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • Urbanism
  • Typology
  • Transport
  • Economy
  • Toponymy
  • History
  • Population
  • List of mayors
  • Education
  • Personalities
  • Heraldry
  • International relations
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

Bobigny () is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Bobigny is the prefecture (capital city) of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny. It is the 11th most populous commune in Seine-Saint-Denis (2019).

Inhabitants are called Balbyniens. Bobigny is the seat of the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture. The first IKEA store in France was located in this commune.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bobigny” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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