Stains, Seine-Saint-Denis

Stains is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department, in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.

History

The Hôtel de Ville is the former stable block of the Château of Stains completed in 1750.

Stains is served by Pierrefitte – Stains station on Paris RER line D. This station is located at the border between the commune of Stains and the commune of Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, on the Pierrefitte-sur-Seine side of the border.

Schools in Stains:

11 public preschools/nursery schools
13 public elementary schools
3 public junior high schools: Barbara, Joliot Curie, and Pablo Neruda
1 public senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée polyvalent Maurice Utrillo
1 private junior high school: Collège privé Sainte-Marie.

Stains is twinned with:

Saalfeld since May 4, 1964: Twinning for joint projects of peace and collaboration between the German and French people.
Cheshunt since 1965: Traditional twinning
Luco dei Marsi since December 15, 2000: Multilateral collaboration in the fields of sport, tourism, environment and development in the field of NICTs, allowing the enhancement of reciprocal cultural wealth.
Am'ari since January 15, 1999: Multilateral cooperation with the Palestinian refugee camp of Am'ari in the West Bank, in solidarity with the peace forces in the region.
Mengueme since 2000: Cooperation agreement on health, education, sanitation, rural electrification, ecosystem preservation, development of agriculture, livestock but also culture, sport and tourism.
Figuig since October 18, 2002: Cooperation agreement on youth citizenship, cultural exchanges, health and prevention, local development, town planning and the environment.