Drancy
Encyclopedia
Drancy is a commune
in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 mi) from the center of Paris
.
Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
The end of nineteenth century was marked by the industrialisation
and by the development of rail transports. During the Franco-Prussian war
, Le Bourget
was the site of an important battle and the castle of Ladoucette in Drancy was destroyed.
, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jews, Gypsies, and others were held before being shipped to the German
concentration camps.
In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shlomo Selinger
to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.
Data climate for Le Bourget
(Seine-Saint-Denis) 1971-2000
are typical of the 19th and 20th centuries. We can see housing estates and a garden city
. Most recently, full of small buildings were built.
. In 19th century, the castle was the property of the senator Charles-Loetitia de Ladoucette, in 1874 his wife, la baronne de Ladoucette dies and her body was placed in the Mausoleum de la baronne de Ladoucette, today she is buling in the parisian cimetery.
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The city is served by Le Bourget station and by Drancy station on Paris RER line B
. Le Bourget station is situated near Drancy. The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER
Rapid transit
system serving Paris
and its suburbs.
Drancy is also served by the Paris Tramway Line 1
with five stops and by twelve buses.
By the RER B
, Drancy is near the parisians railway stations, Gare du Nord
is now just 10 minutes away, gare Saint-Lazare
and gare de Lyon
can be reached in 30 minutes. The Charles de Gaulle Airport can be reached in 30 minutes too.
motorway and the A86
motorway.
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...
in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 10.8 km (6.7 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...
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Toponomy
The name Drancy comes from Medieval LatinMedieval Latin
Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration. Despite the clerical origin of many of its authors,...
Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
Origins to 20th century
In the 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The village is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay which was surrounded by the forest of Bondy — hence the name of rue des Bois de Groslay.The end of nineteenth century was marked by the industrialisation
Industrialisation
Industrialization is the process of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial one...
and by the development of rail transports. During the Franco-Prussian war
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and...
, Le Bourget
Le Bourget
Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the...
was the site of an important battle and the castle of Ladoucette in Drancy was destroyed.
20th and 21st centuries
During the second world warWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jews, Gypsies, and others were held before being shipped to the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
concentration camps.
In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shlomo Selinger
Shlomo Selinger
Shelomo Selinger is an Israeli sculptor who was born in Jaworzno in Poland and immigrated to Israel in 1945. From 1955 to 1958, he studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.His sculptures in public places include:...
to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.
Heraldry
Climate
Le Bourget
Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the...
(Seine-Saint-Denis) 1971-2000
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Déc | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average low °C | 0,9 | 1,3 | 2,9 | 5 | 8,3 | 11,2 | 12,9 | 12,7 | 10,6 | 7,7 | 3,8 | 1,7 | 6,6 |
| Average °C | 4 | 4,5 | 7,3 | 9,7 | 13,7 | 16,5 | 18,9 | 18,8 | 15,5 | 11,5 | 7 | 5 | 11,9 |
| Average high °C | 6 | 7,6 | 10,8 | 14,4 | 18,2 | 21,5 | 24 | 23,8 | 20,9 | 16 | 10,1 | 6,8 | 15 |
| Precipitation mm | 54.3 | 46.1 | 53.5 | 46.5 | 63.3 | 57.8 | 53.6 | 51.6 | 53.8 | 55.5 | 55.8 | 55.6 | 647.3 |
| Sunshine hours | 55.6 | 87.5 | 129.4 | 172.8 | 201.4 | 218.8 | 239.1 | 221.1 | 173.3 | 125.8 | 75.2 | 50.6 | 1749.5 |
Architecture
Drancy's buildings are too diverse to be characterised by any particular architectural style. We can see traditional houses from different periods. Some of them with a style Art NouveauArt Nouveau
Art Nouveau is an international philosophy and style of art, architecture and applied art—especially the decorative arts—that were most popular during 1890–1910. The name "Art Nouveau" is French for "new art"...
are typical of the 19th and 20th centuries. We can see housing estates and a garden city
Garden city movement
The garden city movement is a method of urban planning that was initiated in 1898 by Sir Ebenezer Howard in the United Kingdom. Garden cities were intended to be planned, self-contained communities surrounded by "greenbelts" , containing proportionate areas of residences, industry and...
. Most recently, full of small buildings were built.
Park and Castle of Ladoucette
The parc de Ladoucette is the only park of Drancy. It contains a pond, a small educational farm and the castle of Ladoucette. The castle was built in 1533 by Pierre SéguierPierre Séguier
-Early years:Born in Paris, France of a prominent legal family originating in Quercy. His grandfather, Pierre Séguier , was président à mortier in the parlement of Paris from 1554 to 1576, and the chancellor's father, Jean Séguier, a seigneur d'Autry, was civil lieutenant of Paris at the time of...
. In 19th century, the castle was the property of the senator Charles-Loetitia de Ladoucette, in 1874 his wife, la baronne de Ladoucette dies and her body was placed in the Mausoleum de la baronne de Ladoucette, today she is buling in the parisian cimetery.
Immigration
Administration
Part of the commune form the canton of Drancy. The other part belongs to the canton of Le BourgetLe Bourget
Le Bourget is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport. Most of the airport lies on the territory of the...
.
Railways and buses
Drancy is in Zone 3 of the Carte orangeCarte orange
The Carte orange was a pass for the public transportation system in Paris and the surrounding Île-de-France region. A holder of the pass is entitled to unlimited use of the public transit system within a given period of time, with Cartes oranges being available for durations of one week or one month...
.
The city is served by Le Bourget station and by Drancy station on Paris RER line B
RER B
The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line runs from the northern termini Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye to the southern termini Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse ....
. Le Bourget station is situated near Drancy. The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER
RER
The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre underground rail and a pre-existing set of commuter rail lines. It has several connections with the Paris Métro within the city of Paris. Within the city, the RER...
Rapid transit
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
system serving Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and its suburbs.
Drancy is also served by the Paris Tramway Line 1
Paris Tramway Line 1
Tramway line T1 is a tramway just outside the city limits of Paris, connecting Saint-Denis with Noisy-le-Sec, parallel to the Paris northern city limit. It opened in 1992, and the extension to Noisy-le-Sec was completed in December 2003. An extension west to Asnières and Gennevilliers is expected...
with five stops and by twelve buses.
By the RER B
RER B
The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line runs from the northern termini Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye to the southern termini Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse ....
, Drancy is near the parisians railway stations, Gare du Nord
Gare du Nord
Paris Nord is one of the six large terminus railway stations of the SNCF mainline network for Paris, France. It offers connections with several urban transportation lines, including Paris Métro and RER...
is now just 10 minutes away, gare Saint-Lazare
Gare Saint-Lazare
Paris Saint-Lazare is one of the six large terminus train stations of Paris. It is the second busiest in Paris, behind the Gare du Nord, handling 274,000 passengers each day.-History:...
and gare de Lyon
Gare de Lyon
Paris Lyon is one of the six large railway termini in Paris, France. It is the northern terminus of the Paris–Marseille railway. It is named after the city of Lyon, a stop for many long-distance trains departing here, most en route to the south of France. In general the station's SNCF services run...
can be reached in 30 minutes. The Charles de Gaulle Airport can be reached in 30 minutes too.
Roads
Drancy is served by the A3A3 autoroute
The A3 Autoroute is a French autoroute located entirely within the départment of Seine-Saint-Denis, serving Montreuil-sous-Bois, Rosny-sous-Bois, and Bondy. Its southern terminus is an interchange with the Boulevard Périphérique at the Porte de Bagnolet, and its northern terminus is an interchange...
motorway and the A86
A86 autoroute
A86 is the second ring road around Paris. A86 follows an irregular path around Paris with the distance from the city centre varying from...
motorway.
Twin towns
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Germany EisenhüttenstadtEisenhüttenstadtEisenhüttenstadt is a town in the Oder-Spree district of Brandenburg, Germany at the border with Poland. The town was founded in 1950 alongside a new steel mill as a socialist model city and has a population of 32,214...
Senegal GoréeGoréeÎle de Gorée Île de Gorée Île de Gorée (i.e. "Gorée Island"; is one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement (i.e. "commune of arrondissement") of the city of Dakar, Senegal. It is a island located at sea from the main harbor of Dakar ....