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Le Blanc-Mesnil
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Le Blanc-Mesnil is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located at about 12.6 kilometers far away from the center of Paris. Le Blanc-Mesnil has a land area of 8.05 square kilometers. The population of the city as of July 1, 2004 was 51,200. The density of population in the city as of 2004 is 6,360 per square kilometer. Seine-Saint-Denis is a French department located in the Ile-de-France region. In local slang, it is known as le neuf trois, after the official administrative number of the department, 93.
The name Le Blanc-Mesnil was recorded for the first time in the 11th century as Mansionile Blaun. This name is a compound of Medieval Latin Mansionile, meaning little houses, from Latin mansio and of Germanic blanches, blaun, meaning glossy, shining, white, which gave French Blanc and English blank. Le Blanc-Mesnil is served by Le Blanc-Mesnil station on Paris rail line B.
Presently, Le Blanc-Mesnil experiences a sharp social, economic and population growth derivative of the strategic position of the locality and the high level of well-being and quality of life that is enjoyed with respect to other places of France. Le Blanc-Mesnil, justifiably so, enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers and is one of the most visited place.
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