Coordinates: 48°54′47″N 2°22′59″E / 48.9131°N 2.3831°E
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Commune of Aubervilliers |
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  Aubervilliers
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
| Canton | 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | Plaine Commune |
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| Land area1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 74,221 (2006) |
| - Density | 12,886 /km2 (33,370 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 93001/ 93300 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Aubervilliers (French pronunciation: [obɛʁvilje]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
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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 1 January 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.
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the arms of Aubervilliers are blazoned[1] · [2] :
The municipal assembly of Aubervilliers had engraved in 1790 an oval seal (kept in the National Archives), representing, together with the arms of France, a sun and a lion passant. While this was retained by the Commission d’héraldique urbaine de la Seine and proposed in 1942 as symbol of the commune, the municipality preferred the above arms, evoking la Compagnie des Chevaliers de l’Arc, which it used since the end of the 19th century. |
At one time Fnac.com, a subsidiary of Fnac, had its head office in Aubervilliers. In 2008 the head office moved to Ivry-sur-Seine.[3]
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Aubervilliers is divided into two cantons:
Aubervilliers is served by two stations on Paris Métro Line 7: Aubervilliers – Pantin – Quatre Chemins and Fort d'Aubervilliers.
Aubervilliers is also served by La Courneuve – 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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