Coordinates: 48°55′11″N 2°27′05″E / 48.91972, 2.45139
Drancy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.8 km. (6.7 miles) from the center of Paris.
Name
The name Drancy comes from Medieval Latin Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
History
In the 17th century, Drancy was divided into two distinct villages: Drancy le Grand and le Petit Drancy. The district of the Village Parisien is built on the old location of the hamlet of Groslay which was surrounded by the forest of Bondy — hence the name of the rue des bois de Groslay.
WWII concentration camp
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During the second world war, Drancy was the site of the Drancy deportation camp where Jews, Gypsies, and others were held before being shipped to the German concentration camps.
In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shelomo Selinger to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.
Demographics
Immigration
Place of birth of residents of Drancy in 1999
| Born in Metropolitan France |
Born outside Metropolitan France |
| 75.0% |
25.0% |
Born in
Overseas France |
Born in foreign countries with French citizenship at birth¹ |
EU-15 immigrants² |
Non-EU-15 immigrants |
| 2.1% |
2.2% |
6.1% |
14.6% |
¹This group is made up largely of pieds-noirs from Northwest Africa, followed by former colonial citizens who had French citizenship at birth (such as was often the case for the native elite in French colonies), and to a lesser extent foreign-born children of French expatriates. Note that a foreign country is understood as a country not part of France as of 1999, so a person born for example in 1950 in Algeria, when Algeria was an integral part of France, is nonetheless listed as a person born in a foreign country in French statistics.
² An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. Note that an immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. |
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Administration
Part of the commune form the canton of Drancy. The other part belongs to the canton of Le Bourget.
Transport
Drancy is served by Drancy station on Paris RER line B.
Twin Town
 Willenhall Eisenhüttenstadt Gorée
External links
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