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Bobigny
Sign in to saveBobigny () 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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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
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bobigny
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Grand Paris
- Population
- 56927
- Area
- 6.77
- Elevation
- 48
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Bobigny
- 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.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Urbanism
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- 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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