Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine

Sister cities

• Salford
• Podolsk
• Terni
• Ruse

History

The town was named after Saint Audoin, a famous 7th century AD Frankish bishop. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a part of the commune of Saint-Ouen was annexed to the city of Paris. At the same time, the commune of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis was disbanded and divided between the city of Paris, Saint-Ouen, Saint-Denis, and Aubervilliers. Saint-Ouen received a small part of the territory of La Chapelle-Saint-Denis. The commune of Montmartre was also disbanded; the city of Paris annexed most of Montmartre, but Saint-Ouen did receive a small northern part of the territory of that commune. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1868.

Most-observed species

• Common Wood-Pigeon

  Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  19,329
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  18,702
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  18,455
• Eurasian Magpie

  Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15,626
• Rose-ringed Parakeet

  Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
  15,171
• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  14,583
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,291
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  14,064

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2005-06-01
  3 km N of Grandvilliers, France