Livry-Gargan

Livry-Gargan is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.6 km from the center of Paris.

History
During the Middle Ages, the lordship of Livry (seigneur de Livry) was held by members of the House of Garlande before passing to Pierre de Chambly, chamberlain of King PhilipIV, in 1285.

On 20 May, 1869, a part of the territory of Livry-Gargan was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Clichy-sous-Bois and a small part of the territory of Gagny to create the commune of Le Raincy.

Transport
Livry-Gargan is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Livry-Gargan is Sevran – Livry station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Sevran, 1.9 km from the town center of Livry-Gargan. Tram 4 Gargan Station is very near to the village and in tram 4 direction Hopital de Montfermeil there are two more station "République Marx-Dormoy" and "Léon Blum". These two stations are inside the village Livry-Gargan.

Education
Schools include:
 * 9 preschools
 * 9 elementary schools
 * Junior high schools: LÉON-JOUHAUX, SEGPA du collège, ÉDOUARD-HERRIOT, LUCIE-AUBRAC
 * Senior high schools: Lycée André Boulloche, Lycée Henri Sellier

Twin towns
Livry-Gargan is twinned with the communities of:
 * Almuñécar, Spain
 * Cerveteri, Italy
 * Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
 * Haringey, United Kingdom

Personalities

 * Grégory Arnolin, born in 1980, footballer
 * Cassandre Beaugrand, born in 1997, Triathlete
 * Karim Cheurfi, perpetrator of the 2017 shooting of Paris police officers
 * Laetitia Avia, born in 1985, politician
 * Aïssa Laïdouni, born in 1996, footballer