Bobigny


Bobigny is a commune, or town, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Bobigny is the préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, as well as the seat of the Arrondissement of Bobigny. It is only the 12th-largest commune in Seine-Saint-Denis.
Inhabitants are called Balbyniens. Bobigny is the seat of the Seine-Saint-Denis prefecture.

Transport

Bobigny is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 5: Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau and Bobigny – Pablo Picasso. It can also be reached from the outer terminus of
Paris Métro Line 7 at La Courneuve.

Economy

has management branches here. It was also the manufacturing base by Meccano of French Dinky Toys from 1933 to 1970 when the factory was closed and later demolished. Production of Dinky Toys was transferred to the Meccano factory in Calais until 1972 when the last new model, a Renault 4 la poste, was produced.

Toponymy

Its name is derived from Roman-period Balbiniacum, "the place of Balbo or Balbinus or Balbinius"; or "of the dumb or silent man/men".

History

During World War II, approximately 20,000 Jews were shipped from a railway station in Bobigny. Their ultimate destination were the Nazi camps.

List of mayors

Education

The commune has 14 public preschools, 15 public elementary schools, four public junior high schools, three public senior high schools/sixth-form colleges, and one private school.
There is also a school of hotel management, École hôtelière de Bobigny.
The Bobigny campus of Paris 13 University is its second-largest. It focuses on the medical sciences, and hosts a strong medical degree.

Personalities

Bobigny is the birthplace of:
Bobigny is the place of death of:
• Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter.

Heraldry

International relations

Bobigny is twinned with: