L'Haÿ-les-Roses (French pronunciation: [laj le ʁoz] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.[3]
L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The Norman Pavillon at the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
 Location of L'Haÿ-les-Roses | |
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| Coordinates: 48°46′48″N 2°20′15″E / 48.779995°N 2.337393°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Clément Decrouy[1] |
Area 1 | 3.8 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 31,188 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94038 /94240 |
| Elevation | 45–110 m (148–361 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
Name
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The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, Lahy, before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.[4]
The Hôtel de Ville was rebuilt between 2002 and 2004.[5]
It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be found here.
Demographics
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Education
editPrimary schools in the commune:[8]
- Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards
- Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards
Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[9]
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[9]
- Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes
- Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue - Chevilly-Larue
Transport
editNotable people
edit- Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), playwright and novelist
- Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), chemist
- Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress
- Pierre Gandon (1899–1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
- Alain Delon (1935–2024), actor, singer, filmmaker and businessman
- Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist
- Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver
- Cécile Cinélu (1970), athlete
- Clémence Poésy (1982), actress and model
- Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer
International relations
editL'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Attempted murder investigation opened after ramming attack on French mayor's house". France 24. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "A Profusion of Roses à la française". Gardens of the World. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ↑ "Histoire et Patrimoine". Town of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet L'Haÿ-les-Roses, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ "Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
- 1 2 "Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
External links
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- town council website (in French)
- Roseraie du Val-de-Marne Archived 2013-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
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