Drancy (French pronunciation: [dʁɑ̃si] ⓘ) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris in the Seine-Saint-Denis department in northern France.

The name Drancy comes from Medieval Latin Derenciacum, and before that Terentiacum, meaning "estate of Terentius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

The end of nineteenth century was marked by industrialisation and the development of rail transport.

During the Franco-Prussian war, Le Bourget was the site of an important battle and the castle of Ladoucette in Drancy was destroyed.

In 1976, the Memorial to the Deportation at Drancy was created by sculptor Shlomo Selinger to commemorate the French Jews imprisoned in the camp.

The French government vowed to find those responsible for painting swastikas on it.

[3] 2 An immigrant is a person born in a foreign country not having French citizenship at birth.