Bondy

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Commune of Bondy
Location
Paris and inner ring départements
Coordinates	48°54′08″N, 2°28′58″E
Administration
Country	France
Région	Île-de-France
Département	Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement	Bobigny
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons
Intercommunality	none as of 2005
Statistics
Land area¹	5.47 km²
Population² (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	54,700 46,826
- Density (2004)	10,000/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	93010/ 93140
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Bondy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.9 km. (6.8 miles) from the center of Paris.

Contents 1 Name 2 History 3 Administration 4 Transport 5 Miscellaneous 6 External link

[edit] Name

The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning "estate of Bonitius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

[edit] History

During the Middle Ages Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well-known haunt of bandits and robbers and extremely dangerous.

On January 3, 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.

[edit] Administration

Bondy is divided into two cantons:

• The canton of Bondy-Nord-Ouest (North-West) account 24,953 inhabitants (53.3%);
• The canton of Bondy-Sud-Est (South-East) account 21,873 inhabitants (46.7%).

[edit] Transport

Bondy is served by Bondy station on Paris RER line E and on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line.

[edit] Miscellaneous

Bondy was the birthplace of Claude-Carloman de Rulhière (1735-1791), poet and historian.

[edit] External link

• Town council website (in French)