Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

French commune
nomcommune=Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Pierrefitte: the Town Hall.

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mapcaption=Paris and inner ring départements
région=Île-de-France
département=Seine-Saint-Denis
arrondissement=Saint-Denis
canton=Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
insee=93 059
cp=93 380
maire=Catherine Hanriot (PCF)
mandat=2001-2006
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération
Plaine Commune
alt moy=98m
alt mini=
alt maxi=
km²=3.41
sans=
26,400
25,816
date-sans=1 January 2005 estimate)
(8 March 1999 census
dens=7,742
date-dens=2005|

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France. Today forming part of the northern suburbs of Paris, Pierrefitte lies 12.4 km (7.7 miles) from the centre of the French capital.

Transport

The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network.

The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France are due to relocate by 2009, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.

Famous residents

*The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845.
*The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.

Town twinning

Pierrefitte is twinned with
*Braintree in the United Kingdom and
*Rüdersdorf bei Berlin in Germany.

External links

* [http://www.pierrefitte93.fr Official web portal of the town of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine] fr_icon