Romainville
Romainville (Fr-Paris--Romainville.ogg) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, located in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France.
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Key facts
• Name — Romainville • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Bobigny • Canton — Bagnolet • Insee — 93063 • Postal Code — 93230 • Mayor — François Dechy • Term — 2026–32 • Intercommunality — Grand Paris • Elevation M — 117 • Area Km2 — 3.44
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Romainville appears in the authority records of the Etalab API Découpage administratif and the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Romainville as an inhabited place. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Romainville as a commune. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Île-de-France as the administrative unit of Romainville. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Seine-Saint-Denis as the administrative unit of Romainville. Etalab API Découpage administratif records Île-de-France as the administrative region of Romainville. Etalab API Découpage administratif records France as the country of Romainville.
Location
Location
• Illustration — The Hôtel de Ville It is located 7.2 km from the center of Paris.
History
History
The name Romainville derives from Latin, and means 'Roman village'. On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Romainville was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1873.
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The area of Romainville is 344.17 hectares, according to the Etalab API Découpage administratif. The Etalab API Découpage administratif records the postal code 93230 for Romainville.
Transport
Transport
Romainville is served by three station of the Paris Métro, which are Serge Gainsbourg, Romainville-Carnot, Montreuil-Hôpital. Also not far is Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5.
Education
Education
As of 2016 there were 1,147 preschool (maternelle) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students. Primary schools: • Preschools: Marcel Cachin, Danielle Casanova, Charlie Chaplin, Jean Charcot, Youri Gagarine, Véronique et Florestan • Elementary schools: Henri Barbusse, Marcel Cachin, Jean Charcot, Fraternité, Paul Langevin, Gabriel-Péri, Paul Vaillant-Couturier, Maryse-Bastié. Junior high schools: • Collège Gustave Courbet • Collège Pierre-André Houël Lycée Liberté, a vocational high school, is in Romainville.
International relations
International relations
Romainville is twinned with: • Casalecchio di Reno, Italy • Jericho, Palestine • Benfleet, England
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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 5 May 2026.
- 2.Romainville (definition and history). www.wisdomlib.org. November 6, 2025.
- 3.Seine (France). Direction des affaires départementales. État des communes à la fin du XIXe siècle: Romainville. 20. 1899.
- 4.Cassini-Ehess 29514 Romainville
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- 6."Rentrée scolaire 2016-2017 ." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- 7."Numéros utiles." Romainville. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- 8.Home. Collège Gustave Courbet. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- 9.Home. Collège Pierre-André Houël. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
- 10.Home.Lycée Liberté. Retrieved on September 12, 2016.
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