Ivry-sur-Seine

Ivry-sur-Seine (Template:IPA) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located Template:Cvt from the centre of Paris.

Paris's main Asian district, the Quartier Asiatique in the 13th arrondissement, borders the commune and now extends into the northern parts of Ivry. Asian commercial activity, especially Chinese and Vietnamese, has greatly increased in Ivry-sur-Seine during the past two decades. The commune contains one of the highest concentrations of Vietnamese in France, who began settling in the city in the late 1970s after the Vietnam War.<ref>La Diaspora Vietnamienne en France un cas particulier Template:Webarchive (in French)</ref>

Politically, Ivry-sur-Seine has historically demonstrated strong electoral support for the French Communist Party (PCF). Between 1925 and today (except for the period of German occupation in World War II), the office of mayor was held by just four individuals: Georges Marrane, Jacques Laloë, Pierre Gosnat and Philippe Bouyssou, all members of the Communist Party.

Ivry-sur-Seine is twinned with Bishop Auckland in County Durham, England.

Name

Originally, Ivry-sur-Seine was called simply Ivry. The name Ivry comes from Medieval Latin 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.

History

On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring 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. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1896.<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>

Ivry-sur-Seine is perhaps most famous as the place of execution of Jean 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.<ref>Richard Ellman, James Joyce, Oxford: OUP, 1984.</ref>

Economy

Fnac has its head office in the commune.<ref>"Contactez-nous." Fnac. Retrieved on 10 March 2010.</ref> The head office moved there in 2008.<ref>"150 salariés de la Fnac arrivent encore à Ivry Template:Webarchive." Le Parisien. 17 June 2008. Retrieved on 10 March 2010. "HIER, c'était le dernier jour d'aménagement au nouveau siège social de la Fnac, au bord de la Seine à Ivry-Port." and "Ils rejoignent ainsi les 850 autres employés qui sont déjà installés depuis le début du mois à Ivry."</ref> E.Leclerc's head office is in the commune.<ref>"Conditions Générales d'Utilisation." E.Leclerc. Retrieved on 1 May 2011. "26, quai Marcel Boyer 94 200 Ivry-sur-Seine"</ref>

Transport

Ivry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on the Paris Métro Line 7: 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.

Education

Senior high schools:

• Collège et lycée Romain Rolland
• Lycée technique Fernand Léger

Colleges and universities:

• ESIEA (university)
• ESME Sudria
• École des technologies numériques appliquées
• Institut polytechnique des sciences avancées
• IONIS School of Technology and Management

Images from Ivry

• Ivry RER Railway Station
  Ivry RER Railway Station
• Old Windmill (Moulin de la Tour) near the 13th Arrondissement
  Old Windmill (Moulin de la Tour) near the 13th Arrondissement
• October Sky Ivry sur Seine Church
  October Sky
  Ivry sur Seine Church
• Main Building IPSA Paris
  Main Building IPSA Paris
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Demographics

Immigration

As of circa 1998 Ivry and Vitry-sur-Seine had a combined Asian population of 3,600. That year about 250 Asians from those communes worked in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, and the overall demographics of Ivry and Vitry Asians were similar to those in the 13th arrondissement.<ref name=Guillonp197>Guillon, Michelle. "The Chinese and Chinese Districts in Paris" (Chapter 11). In: Sinn, Elizabeth (editor). The Last Half Century of Chinese Overseas. Hong Kong University Press, 1 January 1998. Template:ISBN, 9789622094468. CITED: p. 197.</ref>

Notable people

• Hannibal Mejbri, football player
• Luc Abalo, handball player
• Nicolas Appert (1749–1841), inventor, spent a number of years in Ivry-sur-Seine
• Antonin Artaud, writer, died in Ivry-sur-Seine on 4 March 1948.
• Yohann Auvitu, ice hockey player
• Souleymane Bamba, footballer
• Template:Ill, economist and historian.
• Pierre-Claude-Victor Boiste (1765–1824), lexicographer
• Yannick Bonheur, figure skater
• Pierre Contant d'Ivry (1698–1777), architect born in Ivry-sur-Seine.
• Raymond Daudel (1920–2006), chemist, died in Ivry-sur-Seine
• Mana Dembele, footballer
• Kadidiatou Diani, footballer
• Jean Ferrat, singer, spent a number of years in Ivry-sur-Seine before settling in Ardèche.
• Catherine Ferry, singer
• Renée Gailhoustet
• Alla Ilchun, fashion model, a muse for Christian Dior
• Reda Kateb, actor
• Tripy Makonda, footballer
• Dany N'Guessan, footballer
• Doriane Pin, racing driver
• Jean Renaudie, architect and founder of the Atelier de Montrouge who was responsible for the complete renovation of Ivry town centre.
• Henri Rol-Tanguy, member of the French Resistance, died in Ivry-sur-Seine on September 8, 2002
• Bakary Sako, footballer
• Antoine Spire, sociologist and writer.
• Maurice Thorez, former leader of the French Communist Party, elected deputy for d'Ivry-sur-Seine in 1932 until his death in 1964.
• Mickael Toti, basketball player
• Makan Traore, footballer
• Bano Traore, athlete

See also

• Communes of the Val-de-Marne department

External links

• Ivry-sur-Seine city council website (in French)