Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France
L'Haÿ-les-Roses (French pronunciation: [laj ⓘ commune in the southern suburbs ofParis ,France . It is located 8.5 km (5.3 mi) from thecentre of Paris . L'Haÿ-les-Roses is asubprefecture of theVal-de-Marne département Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses . The currentmayor , serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from theRepublicans party.[ 3]
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to theRoseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
TheHôtel de Ville The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in acharter ofCharlemagne in 798 asLaiacum , sometimes also speltLagiacum , meaning "estate of Lagius", aGallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted intoLay ,Lahy , before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of theRoseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renownedrose garden created in 1899 byJules Gravereaux , one of the founders of theBon Marché [ 4]
TheHôtel de Ville was rebuilt between 2002 and 2004.[ 5]
It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be foundhere .
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 331 — 1800 331 +0.00% 1806 336 +0.25% 1821 357 +0.40% 1831 360 +0.08% 1836 407 +2.48% 1841 416 +0.44% 1846 477 +2.77% 1851 481 +0.17% 1856 526 +1.80% 1861 585 +2.15% 1866 645 +1.97% 1872 607 −1.01% 1876 671 +2.54% 1881 609 −1.92% 1886 661 +1.65% 1891 760 +2.83% 1896 816 +1.43%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,011 +4.38% 1906 1,141 +2.45% 1911 1,315 +2.88% 1921 2,202 +5.29% 1926 4,094 +13.21% 1931 6,369 +9.24% 1936 7,707 +3.89% 1946 8,016 +0.39% 1954 10,278 +3.16% 1962 17,968 +7.23% 1968 24,352 +5.20% 1975 31,412 +3.70% 1982 29,568 −0.86% 1990 29,746 +0.08% 1999 29,660 −0.03% 2007 29,357 −0.13% 2012 31,168 +1.20% 2017 31,204 +0.02%
Source: EHESS[ 6] [ 7]
Primary schools in the commune:[ 8]
Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[ 9]
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[ 9]
Arthur Bernède (1871–1937),playwright andnovelist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889),chemist Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actressPierre Gandon (1899–1990),illustrator andengraver ofpostage stamps .Alain Delon (1935–2024), actor, singer, filmmaker, and businessmanJean-Marc Rouvière (1958),essayist Franck Lagorce (1968),automobile race driver Cécile Cinélu (1970), athleteClémence Poésy (1982), actressAlaixys Romao (1984), footballerInternational relations [ edit ] L'Haÿ-les-Roses istwinned with:
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