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![]() | The arms of Les Lilas are blazoned : Or fretty vert, semy (in the spaces) of lilacs proper. motto : J'étais fleur, je suis cité (Once a flower, now a city) |
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Source: EHESS [3] and INSEE (1968-2017) [4] |
Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11.
Les Lilas is known for the hit 1958 song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas", about a ticket puncher at the Porte des Lilas Métro station. This Métro station is actually in Paris, one stop away from the Mairie des Lilas Métro station which is in Les Lilas.
Primary schools: [5]
Public secondary schools:
There is also a public library, Bibliothèque André-Malraux. [8]
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