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Aulnay-sous-Bois is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located 13.9 km (8.6 miles) from the centre of Paris
Kilometre Zero

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In October and November 2005, it gained national and international attention as one of the focuses of the French suburb riots.

name Aulnay comes from Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin

Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration....
 alnetum, meaning "alder
Alder

Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of Plant sexuality trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the New World also along the Andes southwards to Argentina....
 grove", after the alder trees covering the territory of Aulnay-sous-Bois in ancient times.

Originally called Aulnay-lès-Bondy (meaning "Aulnay near Bondy
Bondy

Bondy is a commune in France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero of Paris....
"), the commune was renamed Aulnay-sous-Bois (meaning "Aulnay under wood") on January 5, 1903.






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Aulnay-sous-Bois is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located 13.9 km (8.6 miles) from the centre of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
.

In October and November 2005, it gained national and international attention as one of the focuses of the French suburb riots.

Name

The name Aulnay comes from Medieval Latin
Medieval Latin

Medieval Latin was the form of Latin used in the Middle Ages, primarily as a medium of scholarly exchange and as the liturgical language of the medieval Roman Catholic Church, but also as a language of science, literature, law, and administration....
 alnetum, meaning "alder
Alder

Alder is the common name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the birch family . The genus comprises about 30 species of Plant sexuality trees and shrubs, few reaching large size, distributed throughout the North Temperate Zone and in the New World also along the Andes southwards to Argentina....
 grove", after the alder trees covering the territory of Aulnay-sous-Bois in ancient times.

Originally called Aulnay-lès-Bondy (meaning "Aulnay near Bondy
Bondy

Bondy is a commune in France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero of Paris....
"), the commune was renamed Aulnay-sous-Bois (meaning "Aulnay under wood") on January 5, 1903. The wood mentioned in the name is the ancient Bondy Forest which covered most of the area to the northeast of Paris.

Demographics

Aulnay-sous-Bois isn't a poor town, the income per households is 18 000 $ in 2004 according to INSEE
INSEE

INSEE is the France List of national and international statistical services for Statistics and Economic Studies. It collects and publishes information on the Economy of France and society, carrying out the periodic national census....
, the national average of income by household. Much of upper-middle class lives in houses in the South of town.So, the canton of Aulnay-Sud is very different of the canton of Aulnay-Nord, the population had a better education or better wages. For examples incomes in the South of the town are about 24 000 and 30 000 $ in 2004, the average of income in France, the same year, was about 18 000$. In fact there is much HLM
HLM

File:Martigues ? HLM, place Auguste Renoir .jpgHLM , French language for "housing at moderated rents" or "rent-controlled housing", is a form of subsidised housing in France....
 in the North of the town.

Immigration


Transport

Aulnay-sous-Bois is served by Aulnay-sous-Bois
Aulnay-sous-Bois (SNCF)

Aulnay-sous-Bois is the major railway station of the Communes of France Aulnay-sous-Bois .Lines serving this station* RER B* Tram Aulnay-sous-Bois - Bondy...
 station on Paris RER line B
RER B

The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Robinson and Saint-R?my-l?s-Chevreuse to A?roport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye ...
.

Administration

Aulnay-sous-Bois is divided into two cantons:

  • The canton of Aulnay sous Bois Nord (North): 55,298 inhabitants (69.1%);
  • The canton of (South) Aulnay sous Bois Sud: 24,723 inhabitants (30.9%).


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