Sevran

Sevran town hall in 2007

Coat of arms

Paris and inner ring departments

Coordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.5333°ECoordinates: 48°56′00″N 2°32′00″E / 48.9333°N 2.5333°E

Country

Government

• Mayor (2014–2020)

Stéphane Gatignon

Area¹

7.28 km² (2.81 sq mi)

Population (2014)²

49,807

• Density

6,800/km² (18,000/sq mi)

Time zone

CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST)

CEST (UTC+2)

INSEE/Postal code

93071 / 93270

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.

Sevran (French pronunciation: [sə.vʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.

Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.

As of 2013 the origins of over half of its resident are from outside France. The largest ethnic backgrounds within the foreign origins are from sub-Saharan Africa, Algeria, and Morocco.

In 2013 The Economist stated that Sevran was one of the poorest areas of the Paris Metropolitan Area. As of 2013 36% of the residents are considered to be below the poverty line. The national average is 12%. About 75% of Sevran's residents live in subsidized housing. The article also cites research that says "somebody called Mohamed, Ali or Kamel is four times more likely to be unemployed than somebody named Philippe or Alain."

Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran. Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire. The French famous rapper Kaaris is also from Sevran, born to parents from Côte d'Ivoire.

Sevran is served by two stations on Paris RER line B: Sevran – Livry and Sevran – Beaudottes.

Schools:

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