Stains () is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Toponymy The name Stains derives from the Latin stagna, meaning 'ponds', or any other standing bodies of water.
History
The Hôtel de Ville is the former stable block of the Château of Stains completed in 1750.
Heraldry
Population
Transport Stains is served by Pierrefitte – Stains station on Paris RER line D. This station is located at the border between the commune of Stains and the commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, on the Pierrefitte-sur-Seine side of the border.
Education Schools in Stains:"Les établissements scolaires." Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis. Retrieved on September 8, 2016. 11 public preschools/nursery schools (maternelles) 13 public elementary schools 3 public junior high schools: Barbara, Joliot Curie, and Pablo Neruda 1 public senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée polyvalent Maurice Utrillo 1 private junior high school: Collège privé Sainte-Marie.
Monuments Château de Stains (, destroyed in the War of 1870) Cité-jardin de Stains () Town hall of Stains Château de la Motte (, destroyed in 1819 with the exception of a few outbuildings) L'église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Stains (Church of Our Lady of the Assumption of Stains)
Notable people Junior Dina Ebimbe, footballer Mohamed-Ali Cho, footballer Dany Bill, Muay Thai champion, kickboxer
Twin towns — Sister cities Stains is twinned with: Saalfeld (Germany) since May 4, 1964: Twinning for joint projects of peace and collaboration between the German and French people. Cheshunt (United Kingdom) since 1965: Traditional twinning Luco dei Marsi (Italy) since December 15, 2000: Multilateral collaboration in the fields of sport, tourism, environment and development in the field of NICTs, allowing the enhancement of reciprocal cultural wealth. Am'ari (Palestine) since January 15, 1999: Multilateral cooperation with the Palestinian refugee camp of Am'ari in the West Bank, in solidarity with the peace forces in the region. Mengueme (Cameroon) since 2000: Cooperation agreement on health, education, sanitation, rural electrification, ecosystem preservation, development of agriculture, livestock but also culture, sport and tourism. Figuig (Morocco) since October 18, 2002: Cooperation agreement on youth citizenship, cultural exchanges, health and prevention, local development, town planning and the environment.
See also Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
External links
Official website Official website (in French)