| Commune of Drancy | | Country | France | | Région | Île-de-France | | Département | Seine-Saint-Denis | | Arrondissement | Bobigny | | Canton | | | Intercommunality | none as of 2005 | Mayor
Term of office |
| | Land area¹ | 7.76 km² | Population²
(Jan.1, 2004 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census) |
62,400
62,263 | Population density
(2004) | 8,041 pers./km² | | Longitude | | | Latitude | | | Altitude | average:
minimum:
maximum: | | INSEE Code | 93029 | | Postal code | 93700 | 1 French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) as well as the estuaries of rivers.
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military personal). Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ...
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| Drancy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km. (6.7 miles) from the center of Paris. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ...
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History
In the 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The district of the Village Parisien is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay which was surrounded by the forest of Bondy ( hence the name of the rue des bois de Groslay) During the second world war, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jews, gypsies, and others were held before being shipped to the German concentration camps. Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...
The Drancy deportation camp was an infamous temporary prison camp in the city of Drancy, north of Paris, France. ...
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In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shelomo Selinger to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.
Administration Part of the commune form the canton of Drancy. The other part belongs to the canton of Le Bourget. Le Bourget is a commune of the Seine-Saint-Denis département in France. ...
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