Les Lilas, Administrative commune in Seine-Saint-Denis, France.
Les Lilas is a commune in northeastern Paris within the Île-de-France region, characterized by residential neighborhoods and dense urban development. The territory blends older housing stock with modern apartment blocks throughout its area.
The commune was formed in 1867 from parts of neighboring Romainville, Pantin, and Bagnolet, establishing its administrative independence. This territorial division shaped its boundaries and spatial structure that remain today.
The name comes from the lilac trees that once filled the private gardens throughout the area. Today, street names and the municipal coat of arms still echo this botanical heritage.
The Mairie-des-Lilas metro station on Line 11 provides direct connections to central Paris and makes arriving easy. Visitors should plan time to explore the residential neighborhoods on foot and note that the main town hall is located on Rue de Paris.
Singer Serge Gainsbourg immortalized the Porte des Lilas station in his 1958 song 'Le Poinçonneur des Lilas' about a metro ticket puncher. The song became a musical portrait of everyday working life at the station.
Location: Seine-Saint-Denis
Location: arrondissement of Bobigny
Location: Grand Paris
Inception: July 24, 1867
Elevation above the sea: 119 m
Shares border with: Paris, 19th arrondissement of Paris, Le Pré-Saint-Gervais, Pantin, Romainville, Bagnolet
Phone: +33143628202
Website: http://ville-leslilas.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.88000,2.41694
Latest update: December 12, 2025 01:03
Tour hertzienne de Romainville
686 m
Église Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire des Lilas
161 m
Le Triton
221 m
Théâtre du Garde-Chasse
294 m
Marché Gisèle Halimi
184 m
Passage Bellevue
419 m
Hôtel particulier, rue Charles-Auray, Pantin
845 m
Passage de l'Hortensia
198 m
Logement patronal, 36 rue de la Croix-de-l'Épinette
455 m
Passage des Panoramas
401 m
Groupe scolaire Étienne-Méhul
1 km
Passage Lebreton
438 m
Atelier de réparation du matériel roulant de la ligne 11 du Métropolitain
465 m
Passage Floréal
623 m
Square du Docteur-Courcoux
543 m
Sente Groupe Manouchian
578 m
Square Henri-Dunant
678 m
Passage des Sablons
338 m
Esplanade Serge-Gainsbourg
630 m
Passage Félix-Houdart
370 m
Passage Ponsard
384 m
Passage des Lilas
349 m
Passage de la Fontaine-Saint-Pierre
447 m
Le Triton
213 m
Le Samovar
507 m
Lilas en Scène
504 m
Piscine Raymond Mulinghausen
789 m
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