Fontenay-sous-Bois
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| Commune of Fontenay-sous-Bois | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Nogent-sur-Marne |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Jean-François Voguet |
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| Land area¹ | 5.58 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
51,100 50,921 |
| - Density (2005) | 9,158/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 94033/ 94120 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² 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-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Name
The name Fontenay was recorded in the Middle Ages as Fontanetum, meaning "the springs", from Medieval Latin fontana ("natural spring").
The commune was known alternatively as Fontenay-les-Bois (meaning "Fontenay by the woods"), Fontenay-sur-le-Bois (meaning "Fontenay over the wood"), or Fontenay-sous-Bois (meaning "Fontenay under wood"), but eventually in the early 19th century the latter name of Fontenay-sous-Bois became the only name. The wood referred to in the name of the commune is the Bois de Vincennes.
[edit] History
In 1929, the commune of Fontenay-sous-Bois lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a large part of which belonged to Fontenay-sous-Bois.
[edit] Transport
Fontenay-sous-Bois is served by Fontenay-sous-Bois station on Paris RER line A.
It is also served by Val de Fontenay station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line A and RER line E.
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