Tramway stop at Gargan which is 1.1 km from the town centre. The tramway terminates at the Bondy station for RER-E2, which is only 3 stops to Paris Gare du Nord ( via correspondence at Magenta station) The only direct transport in and out of Clichy-sous-bois is by bus (for example the 601AB bus if you are coming from "Le Raincy-Villemonble-Montfermeil" station). Due to the lack of a rail link, it was claimed the time on public transport to the city centre can be 1.5 hours but this predates the tramway opened November 2006. A new branch of the T4 Tramway was scheduled to open in 2017, eventually opened in 2019, passes through the heart of Clichy-sous-Bois. Economy As of 2007 the unemployment rate was around 20%. It was close to 50% in the housing estates defined by The Economist as "the worst." Politics In 2007 the voting turnout for the presidential election in Clichy was 82%. The voter registration had increased by less than 20%. Education There are twelve preschool sites, and eleven elementary school sites. there are about 2,500 students in Clichy's four secondary schools. The following junior high schools are in the commune: Collège Romain-Rolland Collège Louise-Michel Collège Robert-Doisneau The construction of this junior high relieved Louise-Michel, which saw its student population decline from about 1,200 in 2004 to over 500 in 2012. The sole senior high school/sixth form college in Clichy is Lycée Alfred-Nobel. the lycée has 1,100 students. It has an agreement with the Institut d'études politiques de Paris (Sciences-Po) which allows applicants from the school to gain entrance to the university without taking the entrance examination. As of 2007 three students from the lycée had been admitted. Personalities linked to the commune Roberto Alagna, tenor Mamadou Samassa, footballer Claude Dilain See also Communes of the Seine-Saint-Denis department References External links Official website pictures of clichy sous bois : Communes of Seine-Saint-Denis