Sevran

Geography

Sevran is located at 18 kilometers in the North-East of Paris, in the very urbanized southernmost part Plaine of France. The commune was built on banks of the Morée, small river mainly channeled today and underground.

The city is bordering on the communes on:

Villepinte, in north;
Aulnay-sous-Bois, in the west;
Vaujours, in the east;
Livry-Gargan, in the south.

A cycle Track has been arranged for a few years: the track of Ourcq, crossing the city, five tracks communal, two inter-commune tracks (built in 2004), a departmental line of the parks, and three departmental tracks .

Flora

The Flore appeared 9000 years ago. Specimens of the postglacial period are still present in the park of the Poudrerie of Sevran. About the period Atlantique (7000 years) the Climat hot and wet allows the proliferation of oak groves. About the period the sub-Atlantic (800 years before J.C.), the moderate climate allows the growth of the Hêtre and the Charme.

Climate

The Climat of Sevran oceanic to continental tendency, is disturbed by relatively dry periods in August and July:

annual Average temperature: 10,9 °C
maximum Temperature July: 18,6 °C
minimal Temperature January: 3,4 °C

The winds generally come from south-west and west. Speed is on average of 4 m/s. The winds more the violent ones are in winter and in spring. Maximum speed is of 30 m/s.

The estival storms are characteristic of the continental climate:

575 mm on average annual
794 mm in 1966
295 mm in 1953
386 mm in 1976

Districts

The city is made up of nine districts:

Beaudottes : the origin of its name comes to the first farmer and owner from the grounds, Jean Beaudot at the 16th century. The district of Beaudottes gathers four sectors today corresponding to the small islands of dwellings: Savigny (1957 - 1960), Old Beaudottes (1972 - 1973), the sector of the Welsh college and the News Beaudottes (1982 - 1992). The district has a station of the line B of the RER (Sevran-Beaudottes) and public equipment such as the Marcel-Paul social center, or commercial, like Beau Sevran. Today, 10.528 Sevranais live in Beaudottes.

Montceleux/Bridge-White : the district gathers four sectors: Montceleux, Maples, Bridge-White (quoted high) and Bridge-White (quoted low). Rich person of 3000 residences, the zone is classified in sector “Great project of City” become “Operation of Urban renewal today”. 7529 inhabitants live in this district.

Fine sands : the district, primarily suburban, is located at the north of the park of the Powder mill. It developed with the beginning of the Années 1980 and counts 3407 inhabitants today.

Freinville : this suburban district, located at the south-west of the commune, knew as of the end of the 19th century a fast urbanization thanks to the installation of the company of brakes Westinghouse in 1891. The district counts 2217 inhabitants today.

the Clover : the district is located at the south of the city, it constitutes the first suburban sector of Sevran built at the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. It developed thanks to the line of Railroad Paris Soissons and the installation of the company Kodak in 1925. 5410 inhabitants live with Clover.

Rougemont : the name of the district comes from the old farm which occupied the site formerly. Between 1960 and 1974, 2000 residences were built as well as equipment like the hospital Rene-Low wall. The district counts 7071 inhabitants. The college Paul-Painlevé borders the Rougemont district.

Primulas/Savigny : the district, suburban, is located at the North-West of the city and gathers 4347 inhabitants. Its development starts in the Années 1930 and continues after the Second world war.

Downtown area : the district is the core of Sevran. It is characterized by its old frame and some public equipment: post, Treasury, the town hall and the market. Real estate transactions made it possible to accommodate new inhabitants of which the number today amount to 2836.

Perrin : this district borders the channel. It mixes old houses dating from the beginning of the 20th century and joint ownerships which are visible downtown area. The district counts 3718 inhabitants today.

History

Etymology

Before the 7th century, Sevran appears under name Ceb.randa or Caput Arantae (by hypothetical restitutions). It is during the 7th century that the written mention of the village Ciperente or Ceperente appears, in the will of Ermentrude lady, then landowner of the area. Then at the 8th century, Ceverent appears. Documents make it possible to follow the etymological evolution: in 1089 Ceverencus / Ceverenco , in 1168 Ceverents , in 1237 Ceverent , in 1243 Cevran or Cevrent , Cevren and Sevran . At the end of the 18th century, two names remain: Cevran and Sevran . At the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, Sévran appears which changes in Sevran at the 20th century.

The Middle Ages at our days

The monks of Saint-Martin-of-Fields settle in Sevran in 1060. Towards 1083, the stronghold is the seigniory of Hughes de Dammartin, vassal of the bishop of Paris. The field is then yielded to Saint Martin's day which will hold to with it however only the seigniory and justice.

The village living of the cereal culture knows a certain economic prosperity. Thus towards 1563, the monks grant a right of pasture to all the inhabitants of the village. But with, of bad harvests periods of food shortage cause.

In 1569, Saint-Martin-of-Fields resells the seigniory of Sevran with Charles Maheut, notary of the king. The existence of the stronghold of Baudotte is attested in 1577 at the time of its sale by the priory of Saint Nicolas's Day d' Acy of Senlis (which depends on Saint-Martin-of-Fields) in Jean Josselin and Charles Maheut. With died of this last in 1587, its goods are divided between his/her two children, Valère and Michel; thus into 1601, the stronghold of Baudotte is divided into two, so that one will mention from now on “Baudottes”. Part of the stronghold is attached to the stronghold of Fossée in 1608; the other part, on the other hand, continues to raise directly of the seigniory of Sevran.

At the 17th century, holy Vincent of Paul remains several years at the village. In 1643, the castle of Sevran is set up in stronghold.

The French revolution does not cause any major change in the village. In 1802, with a decree of the 29 Floréal Year X Napoleon Bonaparte, then First consul, requires the opening of the Canal of Ourcq, which will be carried out in 1822.

At the 19th century, the construction of the Canal of Ourcq then railroad change the aspect of the landscape of the commune. With the accesses of these two axes, many companies settled, offering work to the inhabitants: the national Powder mill of Sevran-Livry (1873), Westinghouse (1891) and Kodak (1925). The war of 1870 was more the devastator for Sevran. The city was deserted by its inhabitants: only three of them remained and eights returned out of the 360 which the commune counted. Wood were shaved, the completely destroyed city.

At the time of the Second world war, the city sheltered many resistant in particular Alfred Victor Levy, André Bellamy, François Créno, Gaston Bussière (former mayor of the city). All were shot. After the German rout, Sevran obtained its freedom by blood: several shells burst in the city, and made many victims. The August 28th 1944, the center of Sevran was released by the American troops.

Starting from the Years 1950, the north of the commune knows a strong urbanization. The fields disappear gradually. In the Years 1970, the commune encourages the installation of retail park and industrial, like Beau Sevran and the zone of Irene-and-Joliot-Curie activity.

Today, the municipality gives a priority to the SME and SME, more profitable for the commune and supporting a certain economic stability.

Heraldic and lords of Sevran

The weapons of Sevran take again for the principal part the weapons of the Sanguin family (whose certain members were lords of Livry-Gargan and Sevran) and adds to it as a chief, those of the family of Orleans, which succeeded the Sanguin family, to the head of the seigniory of the ville.
of azure to the band of money, accompanied as a chief by three nipples of gold posed out of bar and ordered in orle and by two greenhouses of eagle by same posed out of bar and lines in band, to the bent chief of the field charged with three flowers of gold lily broken of a money lambel
The crown which surmounts the ecu (not represented here) is the ornament that carried the divinities in Greece and with Rome.
These armorial bearings were created by Mr. Louis.

Demography

Demographic table of the 20th century

Distribution

Immigration

In second half of the 20th century, immigration differs. It becomes world with African majority. Today, the city counts more than fifty ethnos groups (Pakistan boards, African, Vietnam iens, Rumanian…).

Administration

Administrative status

List successive mayors

The Municipal council

The Municipal council of young people was created in 1996. He is composed children of nine to thirteen years elected by other children. The elections are organized in the classes of CE2, CM1, CM2 and 6 {{E}} of the city. The purpose of it is to support the implication of the young people in the commune and to enable them to exchange ideas and to develop projects. The latter are voted during official sessions chaired by the mayor of Sevran.

Since March 2002, seven councils of district were created in Sevran: Beaudottes; Montceleux/Bridge-White; Primulas/Savigny; Southern district; Fine sands; Downtown area/Perrin; Rougemont/Charcot.Ce are work groups, animated by committees, which engage and animate reflections and proposals on important matters concerning the future of the district, and of the city.

Budget and taxation

Safety

The rate of criminality of the district of police force of Aulnay-sous-Bois on which Sevran depends is of 89,16 acts for 1000 inhabitants (crimes and offenses, figures 2005), with a rate of resolution of the businesses by the police services of 22,43%, which is higher than the national average (83/1000), but lower at the average level of the department of the Seine-Saint-Denis: 95,67/1000.

Twinning

Economy

In the year 2000, the city counted 800 establishments on its territory, primarily of the small and medium-size companies. It should be said that Sevran offers certain advantages to the companies which decide to be established in the districts such as White Pont, classified Rougemont and Beaudottes Zone of urban relaunching (ZRU): exemption of professional tax and corporation taxes during five years, of employer costs over one year.

Employment

The active population of Sevran rises with 22.561 people, that is to say 62,2% of the population. 13,3% are with unemployment.

A Pole Formation Employment (PEF) moved into the zone of Bernard-Vergnaud activities. It gathers socio-economic partners: the inter-commune local mission, the service RMI, association Competences Employment, an agency ANPE. The principal agency of ANPE is at Livry-Gargan, and that of the Assedic to Tremblay-in-France and the Labor market is located at Bobigny.

The common offer several possibilities of formations for the researchers of employment. Thus various establishments were created to assist them in their research. In addition to ANPE, are present association for employment, information and solidarity (APEIS), the Information center and orientation (CIO), the Departmental management of Work and Employment, the national association for the Professional training of the Adults (AFPA), the establishment of continuing education GRETA, and the association of formation and continuous teaching (AFEC).

Transport

Many projects are in hand, concerning the CDG Express and the improvement of the line of the RER B, the installation of the two stations Sevran-Beaudottes and Sevran-Livry like their environment. In addition, a Committee of axis within the framework of the Plan of Urbain Displacement on the lines of bus 613 and 147 was created.

Parks and green areas

Sevran is a flowered city, having obtained two at the time of the last contest of the flowered cities. It offers to its 47.063 inhabitants 88 hectares of green areas managed by the commune and 73 hectares by the National office of the forests:

the park Badier (Which occurred of Livry) the park Louis-Armand (28, rue du Général-Leclerc)

the garden of the Scents (which occurred the General-Leclerc and feels Rougemont)

the departmental park of Tussion (which prolongs the national forest park of “the Powder mill” until the Gare of Green-Gallant the).

Monuments and places of visit

the town hall is indissociable first public school. It sheltered many personalities. Alfred Nobel, after being itself installed in Paris in 1873 in a private mansion of the Which occurred of Malakoff, seeks a place to install a laboratory close to Paris. It acquires in Sevran old the castle of the stronghold of Fayet (of which the habitat part is the current town hall today) located close to the national Poudrerie of Sevran-Livry.

the museum of the Powders was open in 1982. It is located in the forest park of Sevran and recalls one century of history of the powders.

the Farms Sevranaises : testimonys of the medieval time and the agricultural past of the “Country of France” (Firm of Rougemont, Closes of Montceleux, Ferme of Beaudottes, Ferme of Fontenay-the-Beautiful). They were destroyed; only the Farm of Fossée (known as Hamelin) was preserved (which occurred of the General-Leclerc).

the field of Fossée. Now called building Louis-Armand (avenue of the General-Leclerc), the stronghold of Fossée is quoted as of 1552. The field includes/understands a castle of the beginning of the 19th century which was reconverted in convalescent home for policemen wounded into the performance of their duty into the Années 1930, then in academy municipal of music, then unused on standby of rehabilitation and, today, partially destroyed by fire at the time of the riots of November 2005. One also finds there a farm of the 18th century (known as Hamelin), which constitutes an important witness of the large farms of the flat of France. The stables of the 19th century, of an architecture very simple, form the right wing of the farm. A vault is located on the right while entering the court.

the old tower of Guard : this circular tower of the end of the 19th century allowed the monitoring of all the property. It probably replaces an older tower built on the enclosure of the field.

the church Saint Martin's day goes up at the time medieval, but the current building was dedicated in 1551. At this site, archaeological excavations put at the day a funerary sanctuary mérovingien. The church increases in 1935 by the addition of sides. In 1981, the first span of the church is devastated by a fire. In October 2005, after years of silence, the bells went back to sound. The building shelters old tombstones. Enigma of the statuette: in top of the nave of the Saint Martin's day church, a small painted plaster statue is. It represents Jesus Enfant of Prague. It would have left Spain in 1555, for the Central Europe, carried by gave Maria Manrique de Lara, part to marry Vlatislav de Pernstejn. In 1628, their daughter, Polyxène de Lobkovicz, holder of this work offered it to the Church.

Khatchkar , monument inaugurated on April 18th 1999, dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, is with the Badier park, avenue of Livry.

the tree of Freedom (street Lucien-Sampaix) is a plane tree planted in 1790 at the time of the commemorative ceremonies of the Révolution. Nowadays, the tree reaches a 29 meters height.

the church Holy-Elisabeth de Freinville (gone Henri IV), was high in 1912 stone Meulière. Its construction makes following the installation of the factory Westinghouse and with the appearance of the new allotment for factory workers baptized “Freinville” in connection with the production of the company. The church and its presbytery were rested by the Laurençon father, under the term of “Holy-Elisabeth of Hungary”, in remembering his/her mother who prénommait Elisabeth.

Famous characters

Culture

the libraries : four equipment and of the activities: To see with Sevran, hour of the tale, babies readers, challenges reading.

the department of visual arts : with two workshops, the Poulbot workshop which accommodates the 18 month old children to 15 years and François-Mauriac space open to the adults. This last space offers also representations of traditional and modern theater and concerts of music

the music school and of dance : to discover the music and the dance and to prepare at the entry with the Academy of Paris

the village hall : offer stage performances of traditional and modern parts, ballets of ballet dancing and modern and puppet shows.

Space François-Mauriac : present concerts of music (music of the world, French songs…) as well as plays modern.

Media

Sevran publishes a monthly local information, entitled Sevran, the newspaper .

Events

To read in Sevran : in October, libraries of the common offer of the exposures, the spectacles, the meetings and the workshops around the topic of Time.

Festival of the Waked up Dreamers : from January 20th to February 10th 2007, the common one sheltered the 16th edition of the Festival of the Waked up Dreamers, go artistic (dance, theater, cinema, exposures…) for the children from 3 to 6 years.

Telethon : For a few years, at the beginning of December, the city has taken an active part in Telethon, offering a program festive and varied to collect the maximum of funds for research: secondhand trade, animations, market, attractions, the dancing…

artistic Meetings : they are organized by the music school and of dance from March 14th to April 1st, 2007, and make it possible to discover the music, its training, the instruments, the musical currents…

Notebooks of voyages : each year, the common offer of the meetings, film projections, a musical program on a precise country. In 2007, from May 9th to 16th, the fourth edition proposes a virtual voyage to Cuba.

Conferences : the general advice of Seine-Saint-Denis joins Sevran to propose meetings around the contemporary art. These meetings and conferences take place each month, with François-Mauriac space.

Teaching

In the Year XII of the Empire, Sevran is temporarily without school. It is necessary to await 1809 the return of Louis-Nicolas Dardelle, so that the school is reopened. But the commune ignores completely the fate of the teachers who are remunerated by the parents of pupils. The introduction of an primary school education, layman and free by Jules Ferry the June 16th 1881, at all does not change the practices of Sevranais which have educated their children for already a few centuries.

The 20th century sees the separation of the Église and the State. The July 12th 1902, it common farm the school of the Sisters of Alençon installed since 1861. 1930 should be awaited so that a new school is built in Sevran, which will involve the creation of other schools with the passing of years.