Fontenay-aux-Roses
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| Commune of Fontenay-aux-Roses | |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | |
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| Longitude | 2°16'47' N |
| Latitude | 48°46'47' E |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Hauts-de-Seine |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération Sud de Seine |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 2.51 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
23,537 |
| - Density (1999) | 9,377/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92032/ 92260 |
| 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). | |
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Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km. (5.3 miles) from the center of Paris.
École Normale Supérieure was a girls school located in the area.
Fontenay includes Commissariat à l'énergie atomique where the Pile Zoé was activated.
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[edit] Name
The commune name originates from a local stream to the hillside from the Châtillon plateau. The final part of the name originates from a plant called the rose which was common between the 12th and the 19th centuries. The attraction of roses that it created a borough named Rosati which existed from 1892 to 1992.
[edit] Transport
Fontenay-aux-Roses is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris RER line B.
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