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Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Seine-Saint-Denis

Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is a city of Seine-Saint-Denis in the Île-de-France region, bordering the Val-d'Oise, 10 kilometers north of Paris.

A small seigneury belonging to the abbey of Saint-Denis since the ninth century, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine was until the middle of the 19th century a village alive of agriculture and the exploitation of gypsum and plaster.

After the arrival of the railway in 1856, the city was originally a holiday resort for the inhabitants of the capital, then its industry developed (draperies, railway material), but it retains a real market gardening and horticultural activity.

Its urbanization intensifies during the 20th century in the form of housing estates and then large estates. Pierrefitte-sur-Seine now has just under 30,000 inhabitants.

In its territory, however, many green spaces have been preserved, and at the beginning of the 21st century, the site of the National Archives dedicated to the preservation of post-Revolutionary documents has been established there.

The painter Maurice Utrillo who spent his childhood in Pierrefitte-sur-Seine immortalized the city in several paintings. A cultural space dedicated to him preserves and presents many of his works. One more reason to visit the city during a stay in the Paris region.

Geographical information

MunicipalityPierrefitte-sur-Seine
Postcode93380
Tourism label
Latitude48.9679030 (N 48° 58’ 4”)
Longitude2.3640770 (E 2° 21’ 51”)
AltitudeFrom 37m to 97m
Surface area3.41 km²
Population31393 inhabitants
Density9206 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureBobigny (10.7 km, 19 min)
Insee code93059
IntercommunalityME Métropole du Grand Paris
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
RegionIle-de-France

Nearest cities & towns

Villetaneuse2.3 km (7 min)
Montmagny2.4 km (6 min)
Stains3.4 km (9 min)
Deuil-la-Barre3.4 km (8 min)
Groslay3.7 km (8 min)
Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt4.6 km (8 min)
Garges-lès-Gonesse4.8 km (11 min)
Saint-Denis5.2 km (13 min)
Sarcelles5.3 km (8 min)
Villiers-le-Bel5.5 km (8 min)
Épinay-sur-Seine5.6 km (13 min)
Enghien-les-Bains5.7 km (14 min)
Montmorency6.3 km (12 min)
Piscop6.4 km (8 min)

Things to see and do

In terms of heritage, a discovery of the city may include the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais church, dating from the mid-19th century, whose twelfth-century baptismal font comes from an older building. Its bell tower, which is right and wide, houses a bell donated by the Empress Eugenie in 1859.

The Sainte-Thérèse des Joncherolles church and the Notre-Dame-de-la-Reconnaissance chapel date back to the 1960s and the demographic growth of the city.

In terms of civil architecture, the town hall built in 1949 was extensively redesigned and expanded during the interwar period and then in 2009.

But it is especially the new National Archives Center that is worth a visit. Its construction was decided in 2004 on the Tertres area, close to communication links with the University of Paris VIII in Saint-Denis and the University of Paris XIII in Villetaneuse. The Center symbolizes the will of the public authorities to equip this territory at the gates of the capital with an equipment symbolizing its mutation. Inaugurated at the beginning of 2013, the 42 m high building with contemporary lines was designed by the architect Massimiliano Fuksas, and stores 320 linear kilometers. It can accommodate 400 people (researchers, teachers, students). It is dedicated to the archives after 1790. Exhibition room and consultation rooms open from Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 4:45 pm. Free discovery visit of the site every Monday at 14h. Information on +33 1 75 47 20 02.

For discovery tours of the city, including the foothills of Butte-Pinson (small hill where the gypsum quarries were located) and the main heritage sites of the city, please call +33 1 49 15 98 98.

Housed in a Guinguette space of 190 m² and an exhibition hall of 150 m², the Espace culturel Maurice-Utrillo has a collection of 15 paintings and 15,000 photographs. Exhibitions and events related to the painter and his work are regularly scheduled. For further information, please call +33 1 72 09 34 22.

In addition to numerous squares and gardens, both working and family gardens, testifying to the market gardening past of the city, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine has preserved and maintains several parks suitable for relaxation and walking. This is the case of the Parc de la Republique (lawns, playgrounds), the Frédérick-Lemaître park (7,000 m², including a pond of 800 m² and a pretty building dating from the 19th century which houses the Music and Dance Conservatory), The Nelson-Mandela Park (trees and lawns), and finally the Butte-Pinson Regional Park, north of the city. Covering an area of ​​12 hectares, which also includes part of the territories of the communes of Villetaneuse and Montmagny), it offers varied greenery landscapes where waterfalls and ponds come together with trees and shrubs. It is the green lung of the city...

For longer excursions on departure or including Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, maps, brochures and information on +33 1 49 15 98 98.

For the sportsmen, a game of tennis can be envisaged. Information and reservations of the courts on +33 1 48 26 50 25.

Places of interest

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Events and festivities

On Thursday of the Ascension, the Pierrefittoise Foulées offer the athletes courses of 2.8 and 10 km.

In a completely different area, on Wednesday and Saturday morning, Place Jean-Jaurès, a market makes it possible to discover the products of the Ile-de-France region and to reconnect with the market garden tradition of the locality.

Weather

Tuesday 19 march
Min. 9°C - Max. 18°C
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Wednesday 20 march
Min. 8°C - Max. 19°C
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Thursday 21 march
Min. 9°C - Max. 19°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
E-ticket – The Basilica Cathedral of Saint-Denis
Culture and education11 € Saint-Denis (3.6 km)
Behind-the-Scenes Guided Tour of the Stade de France
Culture and education16 € Saint-Denis (4.8 km)
Walk and show: The Montmartre of writers
Culture and education35 € Paris (8.9 km)
Open air dinner cruise on the Seine and the St. Martin Canal
Entertainment85 € Paris (9.3 km)
Gastronomy tour in Paris
Local flavours44 € to 89 € Paris (9.6 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Paris illuminations
Car itineraryEasy2:00Paris (12.4 km)
The Impressionist Seine, from Careers to Croissy-sur-Seine
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy1:30Chatou (17 km)
Beaumont Star Trail
HikeEasy35 minSaint-Germain-en-Laye (23 km)
Career hike
HikeEasy2:00Saint-Vaast-lès-Mello (33 km)
Historic trail in the town centre
Village visitEasy1:30La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (56 km)

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