L'Haÿ-les-Roses

French commune
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("sous-préfecture")
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30,400
29,660
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(March 8, 1999 census
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L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.5 km. (5.3 miles) from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a "sous-préfecture" of the Val-de-Marne "département", being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to a famous rose garden located there.

Name

The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as "Laiacum", sometimes also spelt "Lagiacum", meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into "Lay", "Lahy", and eventually L'Haÿ.

In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the "Bon Marché" department store in Paris.

Transport

L'Haÿ-les-Roses is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to L'Haÿ-les-Roses is Bourg-la-Reine station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of Bourg-la-Reine, 1.7 km.(1.1 miles) from the town centre of L'Haÿ-les-Roses.

Notable people

* Arthur Bernède (1871-1937), playwright and novelist
* Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786-1889), chemist
* Pierre Gandon (1889-1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
* Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959), actress
* Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver.
* Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist

Twin Towns

*Omagh, Northern Ireland
*Bad Hersfeld, Germany

External links

* [http://www.lhaylesroses.fr/ L'Haÿ-les-Roses town council website] (in French)
* [http://www.roseraieduvaldemarne.fr Roseraie du Val-de-Marne]