Ivry-sur-Seine
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Ivry-sur-Seine is a commune
in the Val-de-Marne
department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) from the center of Paris
.
Paris's Chinatown
, located in the 13th arrondissment
the city which borders the commune of Ivry, has now spread to the northern parts of Ivry. Many overseas Chinese companies and Asian food warehouses are located in Ivry.
Politically, Ivry-sur-Seine has historically been a highly supportive pocket for the French Communist Party
(PCF). Since 1925, only three individuals have held the office of mayor, Georges Marrane
, Jacques Laloë, and Pierre Gosnat
, all of which have been Communist Party members.
Ivriacum or Ibriacum, perhaps meaning "estate of Eburius (the Latinized form of the Gallic
patronym Eburos)", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Ivry-sur-Seine (meaning "Ivry upon Seine
"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Ivry.
Ivry-sur-Seine is perhaps most famous as the place of execution of Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
in March 1963. Richard Ellman also notes that James Joyce's
daughter, Lucia
, received psychiatric treatment in the commune's hospital in 1936 and was visited by both Joyce and Samuel Beckett
.
has its head office in the commune. The head office moved there in 2008. E.Leclerc
's head office is in the commune.
: Pierre et Marie Curie
and Mairie d'Ivry
.
The east of the commune is served by Ivry-sur-Seine
station on Paris RER line C
with stops at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
and the city centre.
Orly Airport is located to the south of Ivry-sur-Seine.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne
Val-de-Marne is a French department, named after the Marne River, located in the Île-de-France region. The department is situated to the southeast of the city of Paris.- Geography :...
department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 5.3 km (3.3 mi) 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...
.
Paris's Chinatown
Chinatown
A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of overseas Chinese people, although it is often generalized to include various Southeast Asian people. Chinatowns exist throughout the world, including East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Australasia, and Europe. Binondo's Chinatown located in Manila,...
, located in the 13th arrondissment
XIIIe arrondissement
The 13th arrondissement of Paris is one of the 20 arrondissements of the capital city of France....
the city which borders the commune of Ivry, has now spread to the northern parts of Ivry. Many overseas Chinese companies and Asian food warehouses are located in Ivry.
Politically, Ivry-sur-Seine has historically been a highly supportive pocket for the French Communist Party
French Communist Party
The French Communist Party is a political party in France which advocates the principles of communism.Although its electoral support has declined in recent decades, the PCF retains a large membership, behind only that of the Union for a Popular Movement , and considerable influence in French...
(PCF). Since 1925, only three individuals have held the office of mayor, Georges Marrane
Georges Marrane
Georges Marrane was a French politician. He was the candidate of the French Communist Party for the presidential election of 1958....
, Jacques Laloë, and Pierre Gosnat
Pierre Gosnat
Pierre Gosnat is a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Val-de-Marne department, and is a member of the Gauche démocrate et républicaine.-References:...
, all of which have been Communist Party members.
Name
Originally, Ivry-sur-Seine was called simply Ivry. The name Ivry comes from Medieval LatinMedieval 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. Despite the clerical origin of many of its authors,...
Ivriacum or Ibriacum, perhaps meaning "estate of Eburius (the Latinized form of the Gallic
Gauls
The Gauls were a Celtic people living in Gaul, the region roughly corresponding to what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland and Northern Italy, from the Iron Age through the Roman period. They mostly spoke the Continental Celtic language called Gaulish....
patronym Eburos)", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Ivry-sur-Seine (meaning "Ivry upon Seine
Seine
The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...
"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Ivry.
History
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Ivry-sur-Seine was annexed to Paris, and now forms the Chinatown area of the 13th arrondissement of Paris.Ivry-sur-Seine is perhaps most famous as the place of execution of Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry
Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry was a French military air weaponry engineer who attempted to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle on 22 August 1962, following Algerian independence...
in March 1963. Richard Ellman also notes that James Joyce's
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
daughter, Lucia
Lucia Joyce
Lucia Anna Joyce was the daughter of Irish writer James Joyce and Nora Barnacle.Italian was her first language and the language in which she corresponded with her father. She studied ballet while she was a teenager, becoming good enough to train with Isadora Duncan...
, received psychiatric treatment in the commune's hospital in 1936 and was visited by both Joyce and Samuel Beckett
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Barclay Beckett was an Irish avant-garde novelist, playwright, theatre director, and poet. He wrote both in English and French. His work offers a bleak, tragicomic outlook on human nature, often coupled with black comedy and gallows humour.Beckett is widely regarded as among the most...
.
Economy
FnacFnac
Fnac is an international entertainment retail chain offering cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954. It is the largest retailer of its kind in France...
has its head office in the commune. The head office moved there in 2008. E.Leclerc
E.Leclerc
E.Leclerc is a French hypermarket chain, headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine. The chain enables semi-independent stores to operate under the Leclerc brand.E.Leclerc was established on 1st January 1948....
's head office is in the commune.
Transport
Ivry-sur-Seine is served by two railway stations on the Paris Métro Line 7Paris Metro Line 7
Paris Métro Line 7 is one of sixteen lines of the Paris Métro system. Crossing the capital from its north-eastern to south-eastern sections via a moderately curved path, it links La Courneuve – 8 Mai 1945 in the north with Mairie d'Ivry and Villejuif – Louis Aragon in the south, while passing...
: Pierre et Marie Curie
Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris Métro)
Pierre et Marie Curie is a station on the southeast branch of Line 7 of the Paris Métro. The station, located in Ivry-sur-Seine, was opened in 1946....
and Mairie d'Ivry
Mairie d'Ivry (Paris Métro)
Mairie d'Ivry is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 7 in the commune of Ivry-sur-Seine, opened on 1 May 1946, when the line was extended from Porte d'Ivry.-References:...
.
The east of the commune is served by Ivry-sur-Seine
Ivry-sur-Seine (Paris RER)
Ivry-sur-Seine is a station in Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is situated in the eastern side of Ivry-sur-Seine, in Val-de-Marne. Travelers can take RATP bus 125 and 323 to connect between this station and Mairie d'Ivry on...
station on Paris RER line C
RER C
The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. It is operated by SNCF.The line runs from the northwestern terminuses Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the southeastern terminuses Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , ...
with stops at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Bibliothèque nationale de France
The is the National Library of France, located in Paris. It is intended to be the repository of all that is published in France. The current president of the library is Bruno Racine.-History:...
and the city centre.
Orly Airport is located to the south of Ivry-sur-Seine.
Immigration
Personalities
- Pierre Contant d'IvryPierre Contant d'IvryPierre Contant d'Ivry was a French architect and designer working in a chaste and sober Rococo style and in the Goût grec phase of early Neoclassicism.-Biography:...
(1698–1777), architect born in Ivry-sur-Seine. - Maurice ThorezMaurice Thorezthumb|A Soviet stamp depicting Maurice Thorez.Maurice Thorez was a French politician and longtime leader of the French Communist Party from 1930 until his death. He also served as vice premier of France from 1946 to 1947....
, former leader of the French Communist Party, elected deputy for d'Ivry-sur-Seine in 1932 until his death in 1964. - Jean Renaudie, architect and founder of the Atelier de Montrouge who was responsible for the complete renovation of Ivry town centre.
- Paul Boccara, economist and historian.
- Nicolas AppertNicolas AppertNicolas Appert , was the French inventor of airtight food preservation. Appert, known as the "father of canning", was a confectioner.-Biography:...
(1749–1841), inventor, spent a number of years in Ivry-sur-Seine - Jean FerratJean FerratJean Ferrat was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He specialized in singing poetry, particularly that of Louis Aragon.-Biography:...
, singer, spent a number of years in Ivry-sur-Seine before settling in Ardèche. - Antoine Spire, sociologist and writer.
- Antonin ArtaudAntonin ArtaudAntoine Marie Joseph Artaud, more well-known as Antonin Artaud was a French playwright, poet, actor and theatre director...
, writer, died in Ivry-sur-Seine on 4 March 1948. - Dany N'GuessanDany N'GuessanDjombo "Dany" N'Guessan is a French footballer who currently plays for Millwall. He is an attacking player by nature, and plays often on the left-hand side, although he can also play on the right and up front or just behind the strikers....
, footballer, currently playing for Leicester City F.C. in the English Coca Cola Championship. - Bakary SakoBakary SakoBakary Sako is a French footballer of Malian descent who currently plays for Ligue 1 club AS Saint-Étienne. He can play as a midfielder, but can be also utilized as a striker.-Football career:...
, footballer - Luc AbaloLuc AbaloLuc Abalo is a French handball player. Official player for the national handball team since 2006 and the European championship, he was on the teams that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the European champion title in 2010 and the World champion title in 2009 and 2011.-References:...
, handball player - Tripy MakondaTripy MakondaTripy Makonda is a French football player who currently plays for French club Stade Brestois 29. He plays as a left back, but can also be utilized as a midfielder on the same side. Makonda is a France youth international and has represented his nation at under-18, under-19, and under-20 level...
,footballer - Souleymane BambaSouleymane BambaSouleymane "Sol" Bamba is a professional footballer who plays for Championship club Leicester City, as a defender.Bamba started his career in his native France with Paris Saint-Germain, but failed to establish himself in their first team and moved to Scotland to join Dunfermline Athletic in 2006...
,footballer - Mana DembeleMana DembéléMana Dembélé is a French professional footballer who currently plays for Clermont Foot Auvergne 63....
,footballer - Mickael Toti,basketball player
- Yannick BonheurYannick BonheurYannick Bonheur is a French pair skater who currently competes with Adeline Canac. He is a five time French National Champion with three different partners: Marylin Pla, Vanessa James, and Canac....
figure skater
External links
- Ivry-sur-Seine city council website (in French)