Aubervilliers
Aubervilliers is a
commune in the northeastern suburbs of
Paris,
France. It is located 7.2 km. (4.5 miles) from the
center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in
Europe.
The Telecity Paris datacenter which houses
Wikimedia servers is located in Aubervilliers.
In medieval times the name Aubervilliers was recorded as
Alberti Villare, meaning "estate (
villare) of Adalbert". Adalbert is a Germanic personal name meaning "noble (Adal-) and bright (-bert)" (
Old English Æþelbeorht) which gave modern
English Albert,
Old French Aubert, and modern
French Albert.
On
January 1,
1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Aubervilliers was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of
La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Aubervilliers,
Saint-Denis, and
Saint-Ouen. Aubervilliers received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis.
Aubervilliers is divided into two cantons:
*The canton of Aubervilliers-Est (East): 36,010 inhabitants;
*The canton of Aubervilliers-Ouest (West): 27,126 inhabitants.
Aubervilliers is served by two stations on
Paris Metro line 7:
Aubervilliers â€" Pantin â€" Quatre Chemins and
Fort d'Aubervilliers.
Aubervilliers is also served by
La Courneuve â€" Aubervilliers station on Paris
RER line B. This station, although administratively located on the territory of the neighboring commune of
La Courneuve, lies in fact very near the town center of Aubervilliers.
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Fort d'Aubervilliers |
The Stade de France and the district of La Plaine |
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Aubervilliers city council website (in French)
