Labanlieue

La banlieue.

 * French:** habiter en banlieue


 * French:** A suburb. The word 'banlieue' in French, while meaning suburb in English, has negative connotations. In this unit, you are likely to meet the poorer suburbs around Paris and Lyon e.g Clichy sous Bois. In the French media, the 'banlieue' has a reputation for violence, racism, and ofter poor first or second generation immigrants. Since the 1980's, the image of the 'banlieue' has been synonymous with unemployment and racist police officers.

We could effectively translate the word to mean 'ghetto.'