PANTIN

'Pantin' is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 6.4 km. (4.0 miles) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
Pantin was once the site of Motobecane's operations. Pantin was portrayed in the award-winning French movie ''So Long, Stooge'' (French title: ''Tchao Pantin'') (1983), starring French comedian Coluche.

Contents

Name

History

Demographics

Immigration

Administration

Transport

Miscellaneous

Religion

See also

External links

Name

The name Pantin was recorded for the first time in 1067 as ''Pentini'', perhaps from the Roman patronym Pentinus, a variant of Pantaenus or Repentinus, but this etymology is not certain.

History

On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Pantin was annexed to Paris.
On July 24, 1867, a part of the territory of Pantin was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Romainville and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas.

Demographics

Immigration

Administration

Pantin is divided into two cantons:

★ The canton of Pantin-Est (East) counts 28,626 inhabitants (57.3%);

★ The canton of Pantin-Ouest (West) counts 21,293 inhabitants (42.7%).

Transport

Pantin is served by three stations on Paris Metro line 5: Hoche, Église de Pantin, and Bobigny – Pantin – Raymond Queneau.
Pantin is also served by Aubervilliers – Pantin – Quatre Chemins station on Paris Metro line 7.
Finally, Pantin is also served by Pantin station on Paris RER line E.

Miscellaneous

Pantin was the birthplace of:

★ Pierre Desproges (1939-1988), humorist

★ Philippe Delorme (born 1960), historian and journalist

Religion

★ Reformed church: http://erfpantin.Free.fr

★ Catholic church: http://paroisse.stgermain.free.fr/

See also

★ Cimetière de Pantin

External links

★ Official website