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Drancy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris

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, France
France

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. It is located . (6.7 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

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name Drancy 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....
 Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

he 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The district of the Village Parisien is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay which was surrounded by the forest of Bondy — hence the name of the rue des bois de Groslay.

ng the second world war
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, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jew
Jew

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s, Gypsies
Roma people

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, and others were held before being shipped to the German
Germany

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 concentration camps.

In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shelomo Selinger to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.

of the commune form the canton of Drancy.






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Drancy 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 . (6.7 miles) from the center 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....
.

Name

The name Drancy 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....
 Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

History

In the 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The district of the Village Parisien is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay which was surrounded by the forest of Bondy — hence the name of the rue des bois de Groslay.

WWII concentration camp

During the second world war
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jew
Jew

A Jew is a member of the Jewish people, an ethnoreligious group that traces its ancestry to the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East....
s, Gypsies
Roma people

The Romani are an ethnic group of Europe tracing their Origins of the Romani people to middle kingdoms of India.The Romani are Romani diaspora with their largest concentrated populations in Europe, especially the Roma of Central and Eastern Europe, with more recent diaspora populations in the Americas and, to a lesser extent, in other par...
, and others were held before being shipped to the German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 concentration camps.

In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shelomo Selinger to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.

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Administration

Part of the commune form the canton of Drancy. The other part belongs to the canton of Le Bourget
Le Bourget

Le Bourget is a commune in France in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.A very small part of Le Bourget airport lies on the territory of the commune of Le Bourget, which nonetheless gave its name to the airport....
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Transport

Drancy is served by Drancy 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 ...
.

Twin Town

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