L'Haÿ-les-Roses explained

L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Commune Status:Subprefecture and commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Haÿ-les-Roses 94.svg
Map:l'Haÿ-les-Roses_map.svg
Map Caption:Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates:48.78°N 2.3374°W
Arrondissement:L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Canton:L'Haÿ-les-Roses
Insee:94038
Postal Code:94240
Mayor:Vincent Jeanbrun[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Grand Paris
Elevation Min M:45
Elevation Max M:110
Area Km2:3.8

L'Haÿ-les-Roses (in French laj.le.ʁoz/) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.51NaN1 from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.[2]

L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.

Name

The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, 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 the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.

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 found here.

Education

Primary schools in the commune:[3]

Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul.[4]

Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:[4]

Transports

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with:

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 30 November 2023. fr.
  2. News: 2 July 2023 . Attempted murder investigation opened after ramming attack on French mayor's house . . 2 July 2023.
  3. "Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  4. "Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.