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Stains

Stains
Landscaping in Stains
Landscaping in Stains
Coat of arms of Stains
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates:
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement Saint-Denis
Canton Stains
Intercommunality Plaine Commune
Government
 • Mayor Michel Beaumale
Area1 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 33,951
 • Density 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 93072 / 93240

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Stains is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.6 km (7.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Heraldry

Arms of Stains
The arms of Stains are blazoned :
Argent, 2 fesses wavy vert, on a chief gules 3 stalks of wheat slipped and leaved Or.
motto: semina metes (sow and you shall reap)

Transport

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

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