L'Haÿ-les-Roses
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
Name
The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, Lahy, before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ.In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses in honour of the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne, the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.
The Hôtel de Ville was rebuilt between 2002 and 2004.
It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be found here.
Education
Primary schools in the commune:- Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards
- Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities:
- Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes
- Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan
- Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue - Chevilly-Larue
Transport
Notable people
- Arthur Bernède, playwright and novelist
- Michel Eugène Chevreul, chemist
- Marcelle Géniat, actress
- Pierre Gandon, illustrator and engraver of postage stamps.
- Alain Delon, actor, singer, filmmaker and businessman
- Jean-Marc Rouvière, essayist
- Franck Lagorce, automobile race driver
- Cécile Cinélu, athlete
- Clémence Poésy, actress and model
- Alaixys Romao, footballer