Sevran

Sevran (səvʁɑ̃) is a commune in the French department of Seine-Saint-Denis, northeastern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-France. It is located 16.2 km (10.1 mi) from the center of Paris.

History

The current Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2015.^[2]

Geography

Sevran is located northeast of the Boulevard Périphérique.^[3]

Demographics

EHESS^[4] and INSEE (1968-2023)^[5]

Immigration

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.^[3]

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."^[3]

Culture

Sevran is home to an important music and dance school, the Espace François Mauriac, also known as the conservatoire de Sevran.^{[citation needed]} Many important French and international musicians have taught there, including Claude Ballif, Allain Gaussin and Vincent Decleire.^{[citation needed]} The famous French rappers Kaaris is also from Sevran, born to parents from Ivory Coast.^{[citation needed]} Maes is also from Sevran, born to parents from Morocco.^[6]

Allegations surfaced in 2016 accusing some cafés and bars of refusing to service women, when 3 activists participated in a television report by journalist Caroline Sinz of France 2.^[7] In the report, the following sentence could be heard about a local café: "In this café, there is no diversity. We are in Sevran, we are not in Paris. You are in the 93 here! It's different mentalities, it's like back home."^[8] According to one of the activists, authorities turn a blind eye as the men support the mayor.^{[9][10][11][12]}

However, the Bondy Blog, an online media outlet focusing on working-class districts, published an article in March 2017 questioning the France 2 report, claiming to have noted the presence of women in this café on several occasions.^[13][14][15] A journalist from France 2 working for the investigative newsmagazine Complément d'enquête, who subsequently visited this café, also noted the presence of women and later abandoned the idea of filming a report there.^[16] The owner of the café later sued France 2 journalists David Pujadas and Caroline Sinz for racially motivated libel.^[17][18]

Transport

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

Education

Schools:

• 15 public preschools (maternelles):^[19]
• 16 public primary schools:^[20]
• 1 private preschool: École maternelle Sainte-Agnès/École élémentaire Sainte-Agnès^[19][20]
• Junior high schools: Collège Evariste Galois, Collège Georges Brassens, Collège Paul Painlevé, and Collège La Pléïade^[21]
• Senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée Blaise Cendrars

See also

• Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department

References

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Les trois vies de la ferme de la Fossée". Town of Sevran. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
3. ^ "France’s troubled suburbs: Forgotten in the banlieues." The Economist. 23 February 2013. Retrieved on 3 March 2014.
4. ^
5. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
6. ^ "Maes ➤ Biographie : naissance, parcours, famille… 📔" (in French). NRJ.fr. 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
7. ^ "Qui est Nadia Remadna, pasionaria de la laïcité qui dénonce la non-mixité dans les banlieues | Les Inrocks" (in fr-FR). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
8. ^ "VIDÉO - Un reportage montre des femmes "indésirables" dans les lieux publics" (in fr-FR). www.rtl.fr. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
9. ^ "Femmes indésirables dans des lieux publics: "Les maires ont accepté ça parce que ces gens-là votent pour eux"". BFMTV. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. ^ Jandau, Cécile (13 December 2016). "Un reportage dans un bar où les femmes sont interdites provoque de vives réactions". Sud Ouest.fr. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
11. ^ "'This isn't Paris. It's only men here' - Inside the French Muslim no-go zones where women aren't welcome". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
12. ^ Alouti, Feriel (2017-02-03). "A Sevran, les femmes sont-elles vraiment indésirables dans les cafés ?" (in French). Le Monde.fr. ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2017-08-17.
13. ^ "Bar PMU de Sevran: la contre-enquête du Bondy Blog" (in French). Mediapart. 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
14. ^ "Bar PMU de Sevran : la contre-enquête du Bondy Blog" (in fr-FR). Bondy Blog. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
15. ^ "Arrêt sur images". www.arretsurimages.net. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
16. ^ "Contre-enquêtes et bal de journalistes dans les bars perdus de la République" (in French). L'Obs. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
17. ^ "Sevran : le patron du bar prétendument interdit aux femmes "détruit par un reportage mensonger"" (in fr-FR). leparisien.fr. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
18. ^ "Bar "interdit" aux femmes à Sevran : la plainte contre Delphine Ernotte et David Pujadas jugée irrecevable - France Bleu" (in French). ici, par France Bleu et France 3. 2021-03-16. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
19. ^ "Ecoles maternelles." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
20. ^ "Ecoles élémentaires." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
21. ^ "Enseignement secondaire." Sevran. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.

External links

• Official website