Through Ile de France editorial staff
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updated on 31 Dec 21 at 10:28
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2021 is coming to an end. Once again, the year was marked by the Covid-19 epidemic, with the third, fourth and fifth wave of Covid-19 but also the start of vaccination, launched at the end of 2020 in the Seine -Saint-Denis with the vaccination of Mauricette. A glance at the retro and a look back at fifteen events of the year in Seine-Saint-Denis.
FEBRUARY 2021
1,200 Middle Ages graves discovered in Tremblay-en-France
An archaeological excavation site in Tremblay-en-France has led to the discovery of 1,200 graves dating from the Middle Ages. A discovery “of exceptional magnitude”, rejoices archaeo-anthropologist Aurélie Mayer on the site of the City. The thousand burials have since been combed through. The archaeologists hope to be able to draw up the demographic profile of the individuals buried and better understand their living conditions.
MARS 2021
28 passengers stranded for 19 days in a terminal at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport
Thirty Algerian passengers remained stranded for several weeks at Paris Charles-de-Gaulle airport, after a stopover between London and Algiers. Despite their ticket in hand, they were never able to board due to the closed borders between France and Algeria.
AVRIL 2021
The Stade de France vaccinodrome is preparing to open “at least for six months”
Its opening helped boost vaccination. On April 6, 2021, the Stade de France opened its doors for vaccination. In six months, 545,000 vaccine injections were performed. Every day, 150 people were mobilized to make it work.
Seine-Saint-Denis. Reopening of the Pantin Mosque: “It’s time to move on”
Six months after its administrative closure, following the assassination of Samuel Paty, the Pantin mosque was once again able to welcome the faithful in April 2021. On the occasion of the first sermon in six months, 350 faithful responded.
MAY 2021
Long-awaited work on the Bauer stadium in Saint-Ouen has finally started
The inhabitants of Saint-Ouen no longer believed in it. After years of postponement, renovations to the Stade Bauer have started. The mythical Red Star stadium saw part of its roof dismantled in the spring. During the summer, a new lawn was laid.
JUNE 2021
Seine-Saint-Denis remains on the left
The union of the left and the ecologists came first in the second round of the departmental elections in Seine-Saint-Denis, ensuring a second term for the president of the Department, Stéphane Troussel (PS).
In the Region, Valérie Pécresse (Libres!) Also saw her mandate extended by five years after being re-elected by the Ile-de-France residents.
A SPORTING SUMMER 2021
Kylian Mbappé, Moussa Sissoko, these players from Seine-Saint-Denis who were at Euro 2021
In the ranks of the France team on the occasion of Euro 2021 football, two players represented Seine-Saint-Denis: Kylian Mbappé, the gifted Bondy and Moussa Sissoko, from Blanc-Mesnil. After the failure in the round of 16 on penalties, Kylian Mbappé made his mea culpa on his missed penalty.
Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games: Seine-Saint-Denis medalists
The fate of Olympic and Paralympic athletes from Seine-Saint-Denis has been happier. Of the 54 medals brought back by the French delegations, 11 were won by athletes from Sequano-Dyonis. Note the gold medal of Kalidiatou Niakaté, won with the handball team, that of Margaux Pinot against Japan in the team final in judo and that of Charles-Antoine Kouakou in the 400 meters T20.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Last Huma Festival in Seine-Saint-Denis after 60 years of history
More than 60 years after having set up its stands for the first time at La Courneuve, the last edition of the festival in the department opened on Friday September 10, 2021. Next year, the Festival will move to Essonne, due to the construction of the media village for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Between Pantin and Paris, a “Berlin Wall” against crack smokers
At the end of September, the Paris police headquarters installed, without consultation, the crack users at Porte de la Villette. Since then, elected officials and residents have mobilized to denounce the lack of care for drug addicts.
Trial of November 13: the first testimonies of the victims of the Stade de France
The victims of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis testified for the first time, Tuesday, September 28, 2021, at the trial of the November 13 attacks. Six years after that night of horror, they tell of their trauma.
OCTOBER 2021
H&M Le Bourget warehouse: first victory for striking employees
After a month of strike, the employees of the H&M warehouse in Le Bourget obtained a first agreement. Unions denounced closure as company announced sales up 9% in one year. The deal was reached days after a union representative tried to immolate himself by spraying himself with gasoline after a meeting.
NOVEMBER 2021
Balconies ready to collapse, rooms condemned: the hell of the Obelisk tower
The inhabitants of the Obélisque tower in Epinay-sur-Seine have had a month to leave their accommodation. At the beginning of November, they fell under the scope of an “urgent security” order in the face of the risk of the balconies collapsing.
Bondy municipal elections canceled
The Council of State annulled, Monday, November 22, 2021, the results of the Bondy elections. The decision of the Council of State is mainly motivated by the “massive” distribution of a leaflet to charge, two days before the poll. Voters will have to return to the polls in January 2022.
DECEMBER 2021
Laurent Baron wins the municipal elections in Pré Saint-Gervais
The outgoing mayor Laurent Baron (PS) was widely elected mayor of Pré Saint-Gervais on Sunday, December 12, 2021 after the cancellation of the March 2020 ballot. But the big winner of the evening remains the abstention. The participation rate is 35.5%, two points less than in the first round.
***BONUS***
Everything you need to know about the opening of a Picard in Saint-Ouen
This is a detail for many, but for the inhabitants of Saint-Ouen, it means a lot. In November 2021, the municipality announced the arrival not of one, but of two Picard stores in the town. The inhabitants have been demanding the arrival of the frozen food store for years.
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