Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine is a former commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and Île-de-France region of France, since 2025 a part of Saint-Denis, following a vote of both municipal councils on 30 May 2024. It forms part of the northern suburbs of Paris, and lies from the centre of the French capital.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1935.In December 2005, Pierrefitte became Europe's first "Mediation Town".
Transport
The town is served by Pierrefitte – Stains railway station on line D of the RER regional suburban rail network.The south of the commune, where the National Archives of France relocated in 2013, is also served by Saint-Denis – Université station on Paris Métro Line 13. This station lies on the border between the communes of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine and Saint-Denis.
Education
Primary and secondary schools in the commune included:- Nine preschools
- Eight elementary schools
- Two junior high schools: Collège Gustave-Courbet and Collège Pablo-Neruda
Paris 8 University and Paris 13 University served area students.
In the arts
Pierrefitte was where comedian and filmmaker Kheiron was raised, and the setting for his award-winning film All Three of Us.Personalities
- The actor and playwright Frédérick Lemaître lived in Pierrefitte between 1830 and 1845.
- The naturalist Alcide d'Orbigny died in Pierrefitte in 1857 and is buried in the municipal cemetery.
Twin towns
Pierrefitte is twinned with- Braintree in the United Kingdom
- Rüdersdorf bei Berlin in Germany.