Livry-Gargan

Livry-Gargan is a town located in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis , in the Île-de-France region , about twelve kilometers north-east of Paris. Its inhabitants are called the Livryens-Garganais.

Government
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Seine-Saint-Denis
Canton	Livry-Gargan
Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Yves Martin
Area¹	7.38 km² (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)	44,437
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)

Town planning

Land use

The city center is characterized by a combination of low DC buildings from the late xix ^th century and beginning of the xx ^th century , and small apartment buildings of four floors more often, but sometimes up to eight floors. These buildings are mostly the result of the renovation of downtown committed during the years 1960 and 1970. Almost all of the rest of the municipal area consists of suburban streets, parceled from the end of the xix ^th century .

The economic and commercial activity zones are concentrated on the edge of the national road 3 , mainly at the east exit of the city towards Meaux.

Transport

Livry-Gargan is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Livry-Gargan is Sevran – Livry station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sevran, 1.9 km (1.2 mi) from the town center of Livry-Gargan.

Economy

At the beginning of xx ^th century , the city had four quarries of gypsum : Ragourdin, Leclaire, Chevallier and Aubry-Pachot. The old gypsum quarry, opened from 1870, is today exploited in underground galleries. Some galleries house mushroom houses.

The town has a large shopping area at the eastern exit of the town along the national road 3 including a Cora hypermarket, a Leroy Merlin store as well as various large brands (ready-to-wear, fishing accessories, catering. fast, etc.).

Businesses and businesses

In 2004, 178 companies were created in Livry-Gargan. The city has only one large company head office the regional head office of the construction company Eurovia.

The majority of companies are part of the tertiary sector, in particular commerce (28.2%), services to companies (12%), and to individuals (9.9%), or even education, health, social action (12.4%) and real estate activities (3%). Other sectors are not, however, devoid of activity: construction (18.3%), transport (7%), the consumer goods industry (3.7%) or the intermediate goods industry ( 2.2%). However, a few sectors of activity are struggling to survive: the capital goods industry (1.7%), the agricultural and food industry (1.4%), the automotive industry (0.1%) and energy (0.1%).

The town has two hotels: the “Campanile” hotel and the “Rendez-vous des Chauffeurs”, and more than forty restaurants.

Education

The city of Livry-Gargan is in zone C, under the management of the Academy of Créteil, it has a relatively complete education system.

Public kindergartens

Bayard nursery school,
Bellevue / Victor-Hugo kindergarten,
Benoît-Malon kindergarten (group of two schools, second school created in 2019), etc.

Public primary schools

Joséphine-Baker Primary School (formerly Benoît-Malon II),
Bayard Primary School (extended in 1952),
Bellevue / Victor-Hugo Primary School,
Benoît-Malon primary school, created in 1969, etc.

Livry-Gargan manages two holiday camp centers : one located in Briançon ( Hautes-Alpes ), the other located in Sciotot Les Pieux ( Cotentin ). In these two centers are organized “snow classes” and “sea classes” by the schools of the municipality.

Public colleges

Édouard-Herriot College (created in 1966),
Léon-Jouhaux College (created in 1965),
Lucie-Aubrac College (created in 2008),
Germaine-Tillion College (created in 2018).

Public high schools

General and technological school André-Boulloche
Henri-Sellier vocational and technological high school

Private education

Notre-Dame nursery and primary school

Specialized education

Medico-educational day school for children with motor disabilities, created in 1963 .

University education

Higher School of Teaching and Education

Local Culture and Heritage

Places and monuments

The Château de la forêt.
The Notre-Dame-de-Livry church.
The Saint-Michel-de-Gargan church.
The cedar of Lebanon Séchelles.
The lake of Sévigné (boulevard Roger-Salengro) is the only vestige of the abbey of Livry .
The old spa town (11 allée de Stalingrad).
The Abbey station .
Admiral Jacob’s tomb.
The garden city.

The Poudrerie park, on the other hand, has been the only classified site in the Seine-Saint-Denis department since 1994; but it mainly extends over the territory of the neighboring municipalities of Sevran , Villepinte and Vaujours . Only a tiny fraction of the park is located on the territory of Livry-Gargan.

Public spaces

Parks and green spaces

Livry-Gargan has managed to preserve a certain quality of life, by preserving its residential character but also its many parks. With nearly 80 hectares of green spaces, the city offers its inhabitants a relatively large and varied green environment:

the Lefèvre park , “green lung” of the city;
the town hall park ;
the AM.Vincent sports park ;
the Vincent-Auriol park ;
the Pierre-Bérégovoy park located along the Ourcq canal;
Bellevue Park , (over two hectares) on the southeastern edge of the city;
the Parc des Friches natural wooded area;
the Georges-Pompidou park located to the east of the town;
Georges-Clemenceau Park ;
the park of Glaisière ;
the Parc de la Poudrerie ;
Cedar of Lebanon ;
The Léo-Ferré square ;
The plateau of Aulnoye (or Aulnoy) includes the wood of Livry-Gargan, the forest of Bondy and the wood of Bernouille, one of the four protected biotopes of the department.

Sports

Sports equipment

Livry-Gargan has several sports facilities: a nautical center; the Alfred-Marcel-Vincent sports park including a shooting range , tennis courts , a rugby field , three football fields , a basketball court , a gymnasium , and an race track ; the Pierre-Bérégovoy park and stadium, as well as six gymnasiums, a table tennis room, a billiard room and a bowling alley and a Skate-Park.

Sports life

The city has a team of handball , football , volleyball , water polo , athletics , fencing and organizes many sporting events in each of these disciplines. Others:

Skating
Diving
Rugby Union
Sportive shoot
Water polo