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Please see discussion on the talk page. | Commune of La Courneuve | | Country | France | | Région | Île-de-France | | Département | Seine-Saint-Denis | | Arrondissement | Saint-Denis | | Canton | | | Intercommunality | Communauté
d'agglomération
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| | Land area¹ | 7.52 km² | Population²
(July 1, 2004 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census) |
35,700
35,310 | Population density
(2004) | 4,747 pers./km² | | Longitude | | | Latitude | | | Altitude | average:
minimum:
maximum: | | INSEE Code | | | Postal code | | 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 Stop_hand. ...
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France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common...
Capital Paris Area 12,011 km² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/km² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Départements Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et...
Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...
Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the Île-de-France région. ...
The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ...
The arrondissement of Saint-Denis is an arrondissement of France, located in the Réunion département, of the Réunion région. ...
The canton is an administrative division of France. ...
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. ...
A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of longitude, which appear curved and vertical in this projection, but are actually halves of great circles Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ, describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ...
Latitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter φ, gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the Equator. ...
INSEE is the French abbreviation for the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (French: Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). ...
A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ...
Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ...
| La Courneuve is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.3 km. (5.2 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. ...
The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
Kilometre Zero of French national highways, located in Paris on the square facing the main entrance of Notre Dame cathedral, and considered the official center of the city of Paris. ...
It is known for its large zones of high-rise buildings, where many poor immigrants live, and delinquence is high.
In June 2005, Nicolas Sarkozy, then Minister of the Interior, in charge of law enforcement, famously vowed to clean out La Courneuve "with a Kärcher". Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sárközy de Nagy-Bócsa (born January 28, 1955, in Paris, 17th arrondissement), simply known as Nicolas Sarkozy ( â–¶ (help· info)), is a controversial French conservative politician. ...
The entrance to the Ministry in Place Beauvau is guarded by one gendarme (to the left) and one policewoman (to the right). ...
Kärcher is a German manufacturer of cleaning systems, particularly known for its high-pressure cleaners. ...
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