Les Lilas

Les Lilas
Les Lilas town hall Les Lilas town hall
Coat of arms of Les Lilas Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Les Lilas
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Guiraud
Area1	1.26 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	22,479
• Density	18,000/km2 (46,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	93045 / 93260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Les Lilas is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.7 km (3.5 mi) from the centre of Paris.

History

The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of Romainville and merging it with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet.

Heraldry

Arms of Les Lilas

The arms of Les Lilas are blazoned : Or fretty vert, semy (in the spaces) of lilacs proper. motto : J'étais fleur, je suis cité (Once a flower, now a city)

Transport

Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.

Notable residents

• It is the home of the exiled royal family of Montenegro.
• It is the birthplace of French actress Maïwenn Le Besco.
• Blanstel Koussalouka, footballer

In popular culture

Les Lilas is known for the hit 1958 song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas", about a ticket puncher at the Porte des Lilas Métro station. This Métro station is actually in Paris, one stop away from the Mairie des Lilas Métro station which is in Les Lilas.

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)