Le Pré-Saint-Gervais (; simply known by locals as Le Pré, i.e. "the meadow") is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. With a density of about 24,000 inhabitants per square kilometres, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe.
History
In 1767, Johann Schobert, a German composer at the Palace of Versailles went mushroom picking with his family in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, and died after insisting on eating them in a soup after two chefs told him that they were poisonous.
On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, a large part of the commune of Le Pré-Saint-Gervais was annexed to Paris, and forms now the neighborhood of Pré-Saint-Gervais, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, leaving Le Pré-Saint-Gervais as a rump commune.
Heraldry
Population
Transport No station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network is in Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. The closest Métro stations are Hoche on Line to the north, and Pré-Saint-Gervais on Line to the southwest, each a few hundred metres outside the commune.
Education Schools in the commune:"Les adresses des écoles." Le Pré-Saint-Gervais. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. Public preschools (maternelles): École Baudin, École Rosa-Parks, École Suzanne-Lacore, École Nelson-Mandela Public elementaries: École Anatole-France, École Jean-Jaurès, École Pierre-Brossolette Public junior high school: Collège Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Private preschool through junior high school: École et collège Saint-Joseph Private preschool: École maternelle Montessori
Personalities Le Pré-Saint-Gervais is the birthplace of Louis Wagner, winner of the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup and the 1908 American Grand Prize.
See also Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department
References
External links
Official website