Stains | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′00″N 2°23′00″E / 48.9500°N 2.3833°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
Arrondissement | Saint-Denis |
Canton | Saint-Denis-2 |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Azzédine Taïbi [1] |
Area 1 | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 40,359 |
• Density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
93072 /93240 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Stains (French pronunciation: [stɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km (7.2 mi) from the center of Paris.[ citation needed]
Argent with two wavy vert fesses, a chief Gules charged with three ears of wheat stalked and leaves with gold | ||
motto: semina metes (sow and you shall reap) |
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
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.[ citation needed]
Schools in Stains: [5]