Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿wɛ̃ syʁ sɛn] ⓘ; literally "St. Audoin on Seine") is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France, located 6.6 kilometres (4.1 miles) from the centre of Paris. It is part of the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the Île-de-France region, and of the Métropole du Grand Paris. The commune was called Saint-Ouen until 2018, when it obtained a change of name by ministerial order.[3]
Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine | |
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 The Hôtel de Ville | |
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner suburbs | |
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| Coordinates: 48°54′44″N 2°20′03″E / 48.91233°N 2.33425°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Karim Bouamrane[1] |
Area 1 | 4.31 km2 (1.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 53,615 |
| • Density | 12,400/km2 (32,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Audonian |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 93070 /93400 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The communes neighbouring Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine are Paris, to the south, Clichy, to the west, Villeneuve-la-Garenne, Gennevilliers and L'Île-Saint-Denis, to the north, and Saint-Denis to the east. The commune of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is part of the canton of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, which also includes L'Île-Saint-Denis and part of Épinay-sur-Seine. Saint-Ouen also includes the Cimetière de Saint-Ouen.
History
editThe town was named after Saint Audoin, a famous 7th century AD Frankish bishop. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and Aubervilliers. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of Montmartre was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1868.[4]
Population
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Flea market
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Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine is home to the Saint-Ouen flea market, the highest concentration of antique dealers and second-hand furniture dealers in the world, drawing around 11 million visitors a year.[7] The flea market (marché aux puces) is held every Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; because of this high frequency, compared to other flea markets, it has tended to consist only of professionals who rent their spot for a minimum term of three years. In 2014, the flea market site was acquired by Jean-Cyrille Boutmy from Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.[8]
Transport
editSaint-Ouen-sur-Seine is served by three stations of the Paris Metro: Garibaldi (line 13), Saint-Ouen (line 14 and RER line C) and Mairie de Saint-Ouen (lines 13 and 14).
Government and infrastructure
editThe commune has the head office of the Agency for French Education Abroad (AEFE).[9]
Education
editPrimary and seconday schools
editSaint-Ouen-sur-Seine has:
- 3 school groups of preschools and primary schools[10]
- 9 pre-schools[10]
- 8 primary schools[10]
- 3 "collèges" (lower secondary schools)[11]
- Collège Jean Jaurès
- Collège Joséphine Baker
- Collège Jules Michelet
- 2 high schools/Sixth-form colleges[11] (lycées)
- Lycée Marcel Cachin
- Lycée Auguste Blanqui
Further and higher education
editSupméca, an accredited mechanical engineering school is located in the Vieux Saint Ouen quarter. It was created in 1948, is member of the university of Paris-Seine and now part of the ISAE Group, which has a total of 6000 students. One literary and humanities Classe préparatoire aux grandes écoles is offered on the Lycée Blanqui high school's premises.[12] The business school Audencia opened a campus in Saint-Ouen in 2023.[13]
Notable people
edit- Jacques Gondouin (1737–1818), architect
- Alphonse Halimi (1932–2006), boxer
- Louis Stettner (1922–2016), American photographer of "everyday poetry"
- Karim Bouamrane (b. 1973), politician[13]
- Dany Bill (b. 1973), seven-times Muaythai world champion.
- Benjamin Cuq (b. 1974), journalist-writer
- Abdoulaye Soumare (b. 1980), footballer
- Djimi Traore (b. 1980), footballer
- Richard Clayderman (b. 1953), pianist
- Tchavolo Schmitt (b. 1954), manouche swing guitarist (Porte de Montreuil and Chope des Puces)
- Éric Angelvy (b. 1968), racing driver
- Nosfell (b. 1977), musician
Sport
editThe Stade de Paris (also called the Stade Bauer) is located in the town.
Twin towns – sister cities
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See also
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- Church of Saint-Ouen-le-Vieux, Roman Catholic
- Cimetière de Saint-Ouen, Saint-Ouen cemetery
- Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
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.
- ↑ Décret n° 2018-956 5 November 2018 (in French)
- ↑ "l'Hôtel de Ville de Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine et les Peinteurs Monumentales" (PDF). Town of Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Saint-Ouen, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Spada, Charles (May 2006). "Paris Flea Market: Le Marché aux Puces". Veranda.
- ↑ "Traders at world's largest flea market in Paris celebrate as British aristocrat sells up". London Evening Standard.
- ↑ "Mentions légales". Agency for French Education Abroad. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
4, passage Colisée 93400 SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE
- 1 2 3 "Ecoles et accueils de loisirs." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- 1 2 "Jeunesse." Saint-Ouen. Retrieved on September 4, 2016.
- ↑ "Prepa-blanqui.fr - Homme Pas Cher- Acheter Chaussures Homme à Prix de Gros". www.prepa-blanqui.fr.
- 1 2 Porter, Catherine (April 13, 2024). "Even Before the Olympics, a Victory Lap for a Fast-Moving French Mayor". The New York Times. Vol. 173, no. 60123. p. A4. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
- ↑ "Nicole Lefort (Comitato sul Gemellaggio di Saint Ouen): 'Rafforzare i legami fra le città'". gemellarte.it (in Italian). Gemellarte. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
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