# Livry-Gargan

Livry-Gargan (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.6 km (9.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

## History

During the Middle Ages, the lordship of Livry (seigneur de Livry) was held by members of the House of Garlande before passing to Pierre de Chambly, chamberlain of King Philip IV, in 1285.
On 20 May, 1869, a part of the territory of Livry-Gargan was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clichy-sous-Bois and a small part of the territory of Gagny to create the commune of Le Raincy.

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 912 | — |
| 1800 | 796 | −1.92% |
| 1806 | 853 | +1.16% |
| 1821 | 720 | −1.12% |
| 1831 | 975 | +3.08% |
| 1836 | 1,022 | +0.95% |
| 1841 | 1,012 | −0.20% |
| 1846 | 1,078 | +1.27% |
| 1851 | 1,237 | +2.79% |
| 1856 | 1,369 | +2.05% |
| 1861 | 2,207 | +10.02% |
| 1866 | 2,918 | +5.74% |
| 1872 | 1,792 | −7.80% |
| 1876 | 2,195 | +5.20% |
| 1881 | 2,825 | +5.18% |
| 1886 | 3,062 | +1.62% |
| 1891 | 3,238 | +1.12% |
| 1896 | 4,056 | +4.61% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 5,188 | +5.05% |
| 1906 | 6,673 | +5.16% |
| 1911 | 8,872 | +5.86% |
| 1921 | 11,573 | +2.69% |
| 1926 | 16,869 | +7.83% |
| 1931 | 21,366 | +4.84% |
| 1936 | 20,970 | −0.37% |
| 1946 | 20,698 | −0.13% |
| 1954 | 25,322 | +2.55% |
| 1962 | 29,679 | +2.00% |
| 1968 | 32,063 | +1.30% |
| 1975 | 32,917 | +0.38% |
| 1982 | 32,778 | −0.06% |
| 1990 | 35,387 | +0.96% |
| 1999 | 37,288 | +0.58% |
| 2007 | 41,893 | +1.47% |
| 2012 | 42,699 | +0.38% |
| 2017 | 44,437 | +0.80% |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. :
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :

### Heraldry

| Armes de la ville. | Over the centuries, the arms have changed depending on who owned the area. But the modern arms are : Parti per pale: Or two fesses Gules (for Garlande) and Azure a bend Argent between in chief three acorns and in base two eagle talons Or; on a chief Gules, a bunch of grapes slipped and leaved Or between 2 cinquefoils Argent; overall an inescutcheon quarterly Sable and Argent. |

## 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. Tram 4 Gargan Station is very near to the village and in tram 4 direction Hopital de Montfermeil there are two more station "République Marx-Dormoy" and "Léon Blum". These two stations are inside the village Livry-Gargan.

## Education

Schools include:
* 9 preschools
* 9 elementary schools
* Junior high schools: LÉON-JOUHAUX, SEGPA du collège, ÉDOUARD-HERRIOT, LUCIE-AUBRAC
* Senior high schools: Lycée André Boulloche, Lycée Henri Sellier

## Twin towns

Livry-Gargan is twinned with the communities of:
* Almuñécar, Spain
* Cerveteri, Italy
* Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
* Haringey, United Kingdom

## Personalities

* Grégory Arnolin, born in 1980, footballer
* Cassandre Beaugrand, born in 1997, Triathlete and Olympic Gold Medalist
* Karim Cheurfi, perpetrator of the 2017 shooting of Paris police officers
* Laetitia Avia, born in 1985, politician
* Aïssa Laïdouni, born in 1996, footballer
* Ryad Hachem, born in 1998, footballer