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City Pantin

Today I present the town of Pantin and its heritage .

To begin here is a brief description of the characteristics of the city

Size: 502
Population: 47,314
Census: 1990
Population: the Pantinois
Origin of name: controversial subject, The latter explanation would derive pomptinum, qualifying for a region around Rome, known for its wetlands, the Pontine Marshes.

History of Pantin

The earliest traces of habitation on the territory of certified Pantin are those people who left Celtic various bronze objects. But it was not until the Roman conquest and the second century to see a permanent occupation in the valley, around the Roman road that connects Lutece in Trier. The first parish was established following the arrival of St. Germain, bishop of Auxerre (c. 378-448). The name of Penthinum appears for the first time in 1067 in a deed granting the priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs and the field of Pantin Farm Rouvray. The village knows the horrors of the Hundred Years War, especially in 1411 when he was brutally ransacked by supporters of the Armagnacs. In 1499, the fief of Pantin and that are leased by the Rouvray the religious to secular lord, Controller of salt warehouses of Melun. In the eighteenth century, the village is a popular resort near Paris where the personalities of the capital, such as the celebrated dancer Guimard and the writer Beaumarchais, are building the "madness". The name of Pantin is fixed during the same century. The village participates in the revolutionary events, writing a list of grievances and burning his feudal titles. He sees even the convoy crossed the flight to Varennes, to go, June 21, 1792, and then return. In 1801, the first official census reports of 901 inhabitants. The location of the village on a road maneuvers welcome the fact in 1806 the victorious troops of Napoleon at Austerlitz, but also, more unfortunately, is almost entirely destroyed by Prussian troops March 30, 1814. Meanwhile, work is implemented in 1808 for the opening of the canal Ourcq put water in 1816. The port built on the canal provides an important naval town and initiated a development that reached its fullness in the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1846, the city is split in two by the passage of the railway from Paris to Strasbourg, and it was not until 1864, it has its own station. Of small country town, Pantin is transformed into an industrial city, replacing the activity of agricultural crops by the factories and warehouses. In 1914, Pantinois witness the passage of the taxis of the Marne. Between the wars, major planning efforts are made, but were soon interrupted by the Second World War. Industry-oriented city and working in Pantin has benefited from its proximity to Paris which she has, moreover, certain architectural features.