Bobigny is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.1 km (5.7 mi) from the center of Paris

Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...

. Bobigny is the préfecture (capital) of the Seine-Saint-Denis

Seine-Saint-Denis

- Culture :A number of hip hop artists come from the Seine-Saint-Denis, including one of the first major hip-hop groups in France, NTM, as well as Lord Kossity, or more recent acts such as Tandem or Sefyu.- Miscellaneous topics :...

 département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny

Arrondissement of Bobigny

The arrondissement of Bobigny is an arrondissement of France, located in the Seine-Saint-Denis département, in the Île-de-France région...

. It is only the 12th-largest commune in Seine-Saint-Denis (1999 census).

Inhabitants are called Balbyniens.

Heraldry

Transport

Bobigny is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 5

Paris Metro Line 5

Paris Métro Line 5 is one of the 16 metro lines built in Paris, France. It crosses the east of Paris from Bobigny to Place d'Italie. It is the eighth busiest line on the network....

: Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau

Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau (Paris Metro)

Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 5.The name refers to the communes of Bobigny and Pantin, and to the rue Raymond Queneau...

 and Bobigny – Pablo Picasso

Bobigny - Pablo Picasso (Paris Metro)

Bobigny - Pablo Picasso is a station of the Paris Métro, the eastern terminus of Line 5 and a stop on Tramway Line 1....

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Economy

Valeo

Valeo

Valeo is a French automotive components manufacturer.-History:The Société Anonyme Française du Ferodo was founded in 1923 in Saint-Ouen, a suburb of Paris...

 has management branches (Valeo Transmissions group and Valeo Friction Materials group) here. It was also the manufacturing base by Meccano of French Dinky Toys from 1933 to 1971.

History

During WW II, approximately 20,000 Jews were shipped from a railway station in Bobigny. Their ultimate destination was the Nazi camps.

Bobigny is the place where the registrations for the guns bought for the war before 1930s are kept.refer,"the nostradamus prophecies"by Mario Reading.

Personalities

Bobigny is the birthplace of:

• Charles Itandje
  Charles Itandje
  Charles-Hubert Itandje is a footballer who plays for Atromitos as a goalkeeper.-RC Lens :Born in Bobigny, Paris of Cameroonian descent, Itandje began his professional career at French club RC Lens in 2001, for whom he made 170 league appearances and 21 appearances in European games...
  
   (born 1982), football goalkeeper
• Gaël Monfils
  Gaël Monfils
  Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
  
  , tennis player
• Valentin Courrent
  Valentin Courrent
  Valentin Courrent is a rugby union player for Agen in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a fly-half. He has won both the Guinness Premiership and the Top 14, being so far the only player to achieve this feat.-Honours:...
  
  , rugby play

Events

In March 2010, employees of Pier Import took two managers hostage in Bobigny in a dispute over what was going to happen to the staff as the firm closed its stores in France.

International relations

Bobigny is twinned

Town twinning

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 with: Serpukhov

Serpukhov

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 (Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

) Potsdam

Potsdam

Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....

(Germany)

External links

• Official website (in French) aerial photos