Ivry-sur-Seine: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 85 - 204 Mercure Paris Ivry Quai De Seine
 On the banks of Seine, near the Paris Bercy Palais Omnisport sports and entertainment centre and the French National Library, the 3-star hotel enjoys … MoreEUR 45 - 115 Séjours & Affaires Paris Ivry
 The Séjours & Affaires Paris Ivry features self-catering apartments with free internet and on-site parking close to Bercy and central Paris.
The Sé… MoreEUR 59 - 130 Kyriad Hotel Paris Porte d´Ivry
 Kyriad Paris Porte d´Ivry is located just south of Paris. It offers air-conditioned rooms with private bath or shower, TV with Canal Satellite a… MoreEUR 55 - 112 City Résidence Ivry
 This City Résidence is located in Ivry-sur-Seine, 4 km south-west of central Paris. It offers free private parking and apartments with lift access, a… MoreEUR 59 - 98 Citéa Paris Quai d´Ivry
 This riverside residence is situated near the François Mitterand National Library and the trendy Bercy Village. It offers studio to 2-bedroom apartme… MoreEUR 65 - 160 Apogia Paris
 The Apogia Paris overlooks the River Seine, and is a few metres from the Bateau Voguéo, which provides access to central Paris. It offers free parkin… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ivry-sur-Seine: Guide
Ivry-sur-Seine is a commune in France|commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 5.3 km. (3.3 miles) from the Kilometre Zero|center of Paris.
The largest Chinatown of Paris, located in the XIIIe arrondissement|13th arrondissment of Paris, has now spread to the northern parts of Ivry. Many overseas Chinese companies and Asian food warehouses are located in Ivry.
Name
Originally, Ivry-sur-Seine was called simply Ivry. The name Ivry comes from Medieval Latin Ivriacum or Ibriacum, perhaps meaning "estate of Eburius (the latinized form of the Gallic patronym Eburos)", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Ivry-sur-Seine (meaning "Ivry upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Ivry.
History
On January 1, 1860, the city of Paris was enlarged by annexing neighboring communes. On that occasion, about a third of the commune of Ivry-sur-Seine was annexed to Paris, and forms now the Chinatown area of the XIIIe arrondissement|13th arrondissement of Paris.
Ivry-sur-Seine is perhaps most famous as the place of execution of Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry in March 1963.
Transport
Ivry-sur-Seine is served by two stations on Paris Metro Line 7|Paris Metro line 7: Pierre Curie (Paris Metro)|Pierre Curie and Mairie d'Ivry (Paris Metro)|Mairie d'Ivry.
It is also served by Ivry-sur-Seine (Paris RER)|Ivry-sur-Seine station on Paris RER C|RER line C.
External links
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