The French Swimming Federation ( French : Fédération française de natation , FFN ) is the French water sports association. Founded in February 1919, it grouped the sports swimming clubs, open water swimming, synchronized swimming, diving and French water polo, which organizes the national competitions and the selection of French teams. In 2017, the Federation had 316,905 members. The FFN is a member of the European Swimming League (LEN) and the International Swimming Federation (Fina). Since April 2017, the FFN is chaired by Gilles Sezionale.
23-570: It is affiliated to: Among other responsibilities, FFN is charged with: It has its headquarters in Pantin . After thirty years of hegemony on amateur sport, the strict vision of amateurism and the omnisports character of the UFSA no longer respond to developments in sport. The idea of the sport federation was in the air, but the status quo is privileged: the board of the USFSA Swimming Commission
46-459: A part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas . Romainville is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest stations to Romainville are Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11 and Bobigny - Pantin - Raymond Queneau station on Paris Métro Line 5 . The former is located in
69-508: A part of the territory of Pantin was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Romainville and a part of the territory of Bagnolet to create the commune of Les Lilas . By 1875, the Canal de l'Ourcq (Ourcq canal) and new railway lines served to divide the town into two parts—the "Village" and the "Quatre Chemins". The construction of a science park along the Bassin de la Villette on
92-460: A sports patron, is named honorary president. Martha Bogaerts and Ms. Vannereau are vice-presidents, but Mr. Mainguet is the real vice-president. The posts of Treasurer and Secretary General are respectively assigned to Captain Louis Degraine and Mr. R. Saladin. The delegate for propaganda is: Marcel Delarbre. Among the members, Mrs Saladin. In 1921, the swimming commission of the former UFSA creates
115-495: A station on place Carnot will be opened with a connection to tram line 1. As of 2016 there were 1,147 preschool ( maternelle ) students and 1,637 elementary students in Romainville communal primary schools, making a total of 2,782 students. Primary schools: Junior high schools: Lycée Liberté , a vocational high school, is in Romainville. Romainville is twinned with: This Seine-Saint-Denis geographical article
138-524: A suburb of Florence , Italy, which inaugurated their XXXIV Year Salon of Painting with the Pantin art association, Les Amis des Arts. The Centre national de la danse (CND, or National Dance Center) is an institution sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture. It studies dance in all its aspects, and is located in Pantin. The building is known for being a classic example of Brutalist architecture, and in 2004
161-564: Is also served by Aubervilliers–Pantin–Quatre Chemins station on Paris Metro line 7 . Pantin is also served by Pantin station on Paris RER line E . Finally Pantin is served by numerous bus lines (151, 152, 249, 148). Outside the hours of normal public transport the town is served by the N13 and N142 Noctilien night bus services with stops outside the Centre de la Danse, the Mairie and Rue Delizy. Pantin
184-640: Is located on the edge of the city of Paris and is mainly formed by a plain crossed by national roadway 2 and 3, the Paris–Strasbourg railway line and the canal de l'Ourcq . Pantin borders the Paris Boulevard Périphérique , an inner ring road , and is traversed by national routes N2 and N3 , as well as the Paris-Strasbourg railway line and the Ourcq canal . Pantin is an urban commune, as it
207-460: Is one of the dense or intermediate density communes, as defined by the Insee communal density grid. It belongs to the urban unit of Paris , an inter-departmental conurbation comprising 407 communes and 10,785,092 inhabitants in 2017, of which it is a suburban commune. The commune is also part of the functional area of Paris where it is located in the main population and employment centre of
230-516: Is recently served by the tramway 3b (Delphine Seyrig; Elle Fitzerald: Grands Moulins de Pantin). The commune has 11 preschools, 11 elementary schools (including one specialised school), four public junior high schools, one private junior high school, and three public senior high schools. Pantin was the birthplace of: Pantin is twin cities with the Modigliani Art Center in Scandicci ,
253-512: Is still the governing body. This is how the FFN will become a "pretext" federation in order to evoke certain points that are considered essential, even urgent, for some French swimming officials. From the constituent meeting of February 8, 1919 an office is created. Maurice Joffrin is the active president, Mrs de la Meillale president. Émile Pasquignon Loubet, an industrialist in Oloron-Sainte-Marie,
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#1732845407450276-507: The Saint-Martin-des-Champs Priory . The name of Pantin is mentioned in the following forms: In 2023 the name was changed symbolically to Pantine, with an added "e" ending to indicate the feminine form and promote awareness of women's issues. On 1 January 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighbouring communes. On that occasion, a small part of the commune of Pantin was annexed to Paris. On 24 July 1867,
299-704: The environmental noise in the Paris agglomeration . Since the French canton reform which came into effect in March 2015, Pantin is part of the canton of Pantin , which also includes the commune Le Pré-Saint-Gervais . The current mayor of Pantin is Bertrand Kern of the Parti Socialiste (PS). Kern was re-elected in 2014 for a third 6-year mayoral term. Pantin is served by three stations on Paris Metro line 5 : Hoche , Église de Pantin , and Bobigny–Pantin–Raymond Queneau . Pantin
322-800: The French Federation of swimming and rescue; she competes with several other swimming associations. In 1938, she became the French Swimming Federation and agreed with the French Rescue and First Aid Federation to be the only leading body for amateur swimming in France. Since 2004, it exists a short course pool edition (25 m SCM) which takes place every year in December. The French Interclub Championships are traditionally held in November but are awarded
345-452: The form of long, straight grassed lines and green lounges between the housing developments. The name Pantin was recorded for the first time in 1067 as Pentini , perhaps from the Roman patronym Pentinus, a variant of Pantaenus or Repentinus, but this etymology is not certain. The first known deed in which the name Penthinum appears is a deed from the 11th century granting the Pantin estate to
368-524: The former site of city abattoirs has improved pedestrian access to Paris, as well as encouraging urban regeneration in Pantin itself. A key policy discussed since the 2008 mayoral election has been the possibility of integrating the ten banlieue towns of Bagnolet , Les Lilas , Le Pré-Saint-Gervais , Romainville , Pantin, Noisy-le-Sec , Montreuil , Bobigny , Bondy and Rosny-sous-Bois into an "intercommune" of around 440,000 people. This new municipality could be created as early as January 2010. This project
391-451: The functional area. This area comprises 1,929 communes. The main quarters or neighborhoods of the commune are: Jacqueline Osty, winner of the Grand Prix de l'urbanisme in 2020, designed the 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) of public spaces on the port site. She has forged a common base, preserving a continuous, mineral spirit, evocative of the port area's past, with a light use of vegetation in
414-494: The historic building Grands Moulins de Pantin at the end of October 2009. Hermès finished an expansion project in the city center. The city has created a "craft center" to "4 Chemins" especially with the House Revel to promote arts jobs. Pantin is home to a hub of non-profit environmental organization, housed since 2014 in the "cité de l'environnement", like Bruitparif , the noise observatory of Île-de-France that monitors
437-412: The neighboring commune of Les Lilas , 1.4 km (0.87 mi) from the town center of Romainville, and the latter is located in the neighboring commune of Pantin , 1.3 km (0.81 mi) from the town center of Romainville. There are plans to extend Paris Métro Line 11 beyond its terminus at Mairie des Lilas station, reaching the town center of Romainville and beyond to Rosny-sous-Bois . In 2024,
460-466: The titles of the following year. Thus, the 2016 French Interclub Championships are held in November of the previous year (2015). Pantin Pantin ( French pronunciation: [pɑ̃tɛ̃] ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris , Île-de-France , France. It is located 6.4 km (4.0 mi) from the centre of Paris . In 2019 its population was estimated to be 59,846. Pantin
483-505: Was awarded the Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent. Romainville Romainville ( French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃vil] ) is a commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis department and in the eastern suburbs of Paris , France . It is located 7.2 km (4.5 mi) from the center of Paris . On 24 July 1867, a part of the territory of Romainville was detached and merged with
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#1732845407450506-566: Was implemented, it gathers nine communes. In 2016, Pantin was declared France's most polluted town by the World Health Organization . An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth. An immigrant may have acquired French citizenship since moving to France, but is still considered an immigrant in French statistics. On the other hand, persons born in France with foreign citizenship (the children of immigrants) are not listed as immigrants. Pantin
529-589: Was once the site of Motobecane 's operations. 2,000 companies are located in Pantin, including 21 of more than 100 employees. Huge firms are located in the town, like Hermès (580 jobs – upholstery and luxury luggage), Bourjois, Chanel , Gucci , Agnès b. , Sergent-Major, Elis (500 jobs – linen rental), Forclum , UTB (400 jobs – public works), Photovista Legrand, BNP Paribas , Boiron , Alliance Healthcare , Vetura , Fabio Lucci ... and publishers as computer Software Arkeia Software and MT Software. 3,000 employees of BNP Paribas Securities Services were installed in
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