Fontenay-aux-Roses

French commune
nomcommune=Fontenay-aux-Roses

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département=Hauts-de-Seine
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d'agglomération
Sud de Seine
longitude=2°16'47' N|latitude=48°46'47' E
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km²= 2.51
sans=
23,900
23,537
date-sans=July 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=9,522|date-dens=2005|

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.

Name

The commune name originates from a local stream from a spring ("fons, fontaine") in the hillside descending from the Châtillon plateau, with the addition ("of roses") added to distinguish this commun from numerous French communes named Fontenay.

Transport

Fontenay-aux-Roses is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris RER line B.

Nearest places

*Bagneux
*Châtillon-sous-Bagneux
*Clamart
*Le Plessis-Robinson
*Sceaux

Twin towns

*Borehamwood, England
*Wiesloch, Germany
*Antananarivo, Madagascar

External links

* [http://www.fontenay-aux-roses.fr Fontenay-aux-Roses City Hall]