Les Pavillons-sous-Bois

Les-Pavillons-sous-Bois

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois town hall

Coat of arms

Paris and inner ring departments

Coordinates: 48°54′N 2°30′E / 48.90°N 2.50°ECoordinates: 48°54′N 2°30′E / 48.90°N 2.50°E

Country

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois

Government

• Mayor

Philippe Dallier

Area¹

2.92 km² (1.13 sq mi)

Population (2006)²

20,644

• Density

7,100/km² (18,000/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

93057 /93320

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

²Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.8 km (8.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

The commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois was created on 3 January 1905 by detaching its territory from the commune of Bondy but the first traces of activity on its territory are found around the 17th century. The name of the commune literally means "the lodges under wood". The lodges mentioned in the name are two guard lodges, built of local stone around 1770 and rehabilitated in 1998, that were located at the entrance of the estate belonging to the château du Raincy. The wood mentioned in the name is the ancient Bondy Forest which covered most of the area to the northeast of Paris.

Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is served by no station of the Paris Métro or RER, but since 2006 its own Tram station on line , Les Pavillons-sous-bois. The closest RER station to Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is Le Raincy – Villemomble – Montfermeil station on Paris RER line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Le Raincy, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the centre of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.

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