L'Haÿ-les-Roses () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. L'Haÿ-les-Roses is a subprefecture of the Val-de-Marne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. The current mayor, serving until 2026, is Vincent Jeanbrun, from the Republicans party.
L'Haÿ-les-Roses owes the second part of its name to the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne rose garden located there.
Name
The commune of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was originally called simply L'Haÿ. The name was recorded for the first time in a charter of Charlemagne in 798 as Laiacum, sometimes also spelt Lagiacum, meaning "estate of Lagius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. The name was later corrupted into Lay, Lahy, before it eventually went back to L'Haÿ.
In May 1914 the name of the commune became officially L'Haÿ-les-Roses (meaning "L'Haÿ the roses") in honour of the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne (or Roseraie de L'Haÿ), the renowned rose garden created in 1899 by Jules Gravereaux, one of the founders of the Bon Marché department store in Paris.
The Hôtel de Ville was rebuilt between 2002 and 2004.
It is one of the very few French communes with a "ÿ" in its name. A full list of French toponyms containing "ÿ" can be found here.
Demographics
Education Primary schools in the commune:"Liste des établissements scolaires de la ville." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. Seven preschools: Blondeaux, La Roseraie, Garennes, Jardin Parisien, Lallier I, Lallier II, Vallée-aux-Renards Seven elementary schools: Blondeaux, Centre, Jardin Parisien A, Jardin Parisien B, Lallier A, Lallier B, Vallée-aux-Renards
Junior high schools: Collège Pierre de Ronsard and Collège Chevreul."Liste des collèges et lycées de la commune." L'Haÿ-les-Roses. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges are in surrounding municipalities: Lycée Frédéric Mistral - Fresnes Lycée d’enseignement général et technologique Gustave Eiffel - Cachan Lycée polyvalent Maximilien Sorre - Cachan Lycée polyvalent Pauline Roland Chevilly-Larue - Chevilly-Larue
Transport Paris Métro Line 14 : L'Haÿ-les-Roses station.
Notable people Arthur Bernède (1871–1937), playwright and novelist Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786–1889), chemist Marcelle Géniat (1881–1959), actress Pierre Gandon (1899–1990), illustrator and engraver of postage stamps. Alain Delon (1935–2024), actor, singer, filmmaker and businessman Jean-Marc Rouvière (1958), essayist Franck Lagorce (1968), automobile race driver Cécile Cinélu (1970), athlete Clémence Poésy (1982), actress and model Alaixys Romao (1984), footballer
International relations
L'Haÿ-les-Roses is twinned with: Omagh, United Kingdom Bad Hersfeld, Germany
See also Communes of the Val-de-Marne department
References
External links
town council website Roseraie du Val-de-Marne