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Fontenay-aux-Roses (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ o ʁoz] (listen)) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

Fontenay-aux-Roses
Commune
The city hall
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Fontenay-aux-Roses
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Coordinates: 48°47′22″N 2°17′20″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Hauts-de-Seine
Arrondissement	Antony
Canton	Châtillon
Intercommunality	Métropole du Grand Paris
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Vastel[1]
Area 1	2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	25,531
• Density	10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	92032 /92260
Elevation	60–160 m (200–520 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

In 1880 a girls school École Normale Supérieure was opened in the town. It was one of the most prestigious of Paris and even of whole France in term of scientific research. It became a mixed school in 1986, and was relocated to Lyon in 2000.

Fontenay is the location of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique, and former location of the first French nuclear reactor, Zoé, and the first French tokamak fusion experiment, TFR.

Name

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

Climate

The climate of Fontenay-aux-Roses is oceanic gradient. The observation stations used for the weather in Fontenay are at Orly and the airport of Velizy-Villacoublay, municipalities located not far from Fontenay. The climate is characterised by sunshine and fairly low rainfall. The average rainfall is about 650 mm per year, spread over 111 rainy days on average, including 16 days of heavy rainfall (10 mm). Temperatures are mild; the coldest month is January with an average temperature of 4.7° C and the hottest months are July and August with a mean temperature of 20° C.

Severe weather conditions are sometimes recorded:

• Maximum Temperature : 42.0 °C in 2003;
• Minimum Temperature : -16.0 °C in 1985;
• Maximum rain in 24 hours: 100 mm from 6 p.m. on 30th to 6 p.m. on August 5, 1997;
• High temperature days (> 25 °C) : 59.3;
• Rain days: 120.

Transport

Fontenay-aux-Roses is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris RER line B and Tram line 6 from Chatillon Montrouge metro to Viroflay. In addition, several bus lines 194, 294, 394, 390, 162, 195... cross the city to Paris and other suburban cities.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 942 —     1800 722 −3.73% 1806 877 +3.29% 1821 804 −0.58% 1831 1,021 +2.42% 1836 967 −1.08% 1841 1,092 +2.46% 1846 1,076 −0.29% 1851 1,176 +1.79% 1856 1,669 +7.25% 1861 2,157 +5.26% 1866 2,386 +2.04% 1872 2,362 −0.17% 1876 2,924 +5.48% 1881 2,849 −0.52% 1886 2,935 +0.60% 1891 2,652 −2.01% 1896 3,343 +4.74%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 3,402 +0.35% 1906 4,082 +3.71% 1911 4,463 +1.80% 1921 5,202 +1.54% 1926 5,943 +2.70% 1931 6,870 +2.94% 1936 7,197 +0.93% 1946 7,455 +0.35% 1954 8,626 +1.84% 1962 20,237 +11.25% 1968 23,355 +2.42% 1975 25,596 +1.32% 1982 23,915 −0.97% 1990 23,322 −0.31% 1999 23,537 +0.10% 2007 24,066 +0.28% 2012 22,866 −1.02% 2017 24,564 +1.44%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Education

Primary schools in the commune:[6]

• Six public preschools (maternelles): La Roue, Les Ormeaux, Les Pervenches, Les Renards, Jean Macé, Scarron
• Six public elementary schools: La Roue A, La Roue B, Le Parc, Les Ormeaux, Les Pervenches, Les Renards
• One private preschool and elementary school: Maternelle et Elémentaire St-Vincent de Paul

There is a public junior high school, Collège les Ormeaux.[7]

Lycée professionnel privé Saint François d'Assise, a private vocational high school, is in the commune.[8]

Neighboring places

• Bagneux
• Châtillon
• Clamart
• Le Plessis-Robinson
• Sceaux

Twin towns

• Borehamwood, United Kingdom since 1974
• Wiesloch, Germany since 1982

Links between Wiesloch and Fontenay-aux-Roses are very strong. Indeed, many school projects are organized each year.

Personalities

• Paul Scarron (1610–1660) - writer, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Theresa Cabarrus (1773–1835) - Known as "Madame Tallien" whose residence has become the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Aristide Boucicaut (1810–1877) - Founder of the Bon Marché and benefactor of the town, has long lived in Fontenay where he owned a large residence (known as the "castle Boucicaut and razed in 1954) it was also a member of the municipal council and was even elected mayor in 1871. However, he refused the post, and preferred to remain an alderman.
• Joris-Karl Huysmans (1848–1907) - Worked in Fontenay in July 1881 on his novel À Rebours; it is the setting for the aesthetic experiments of the decadent aristocrat des Esseintes.
• Ferdinand Lot (1866–1952) - medieval historian, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses for a long time; he is buried in the family tomb.
• Pierre Bonnard (1867–1947) - Born in Fontenay at the corner of d'Estienne d'Orves Neyts and André, near the College des Ormeaux, painter.
• Paul Léautaud (1872–1956) - writer, lived in Fontenay (24, rue Guérard).
• Jacques Déprats (1880–1935) - Born in Fontenay, geologist.
• Valery Larbaud (1881–1957) - writer, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Mikhail Larionov (1881-1964) - Painter of the Russian avant-garde, died in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Alexandra Exter (1882–1949) - Artist of the Russian avant-garde, died at Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• René Barthélemy (1889–1954) - French physicist, lived in Fontenay and is based on communal cemetery.
• René Letourneur (1898–1990) - Painter and sculptor, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Boris Vildé (1908–1942) - Resistance fighter executed by the Germans, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Yves Klein (1928–1962) - painter, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Dieudonné M'bala M'bala (born 1966) - comedian, born in Fontenay.
• Laurent Aïello (born 1969) - Born in Fontenay, racing driver.
• Kamsoo Queen (born 1982) - model, comedian, lives in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
• Andrei Sinyavsky (1925–1997) - Russian writer, dissident, gulag survivor.
• Ilona Mitrecey (born 1993) - French singer, born in Fontenay-aux-Roses.

See also

• Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department

References

External links

• Fontenay-aux-Roses City Hall

На других языках

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[de] Fontenay-aux-Roses

Fontenay-aux-Roses ist eine südwestlich von Paris gelegene Stadt mit 25.531 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Hauts-de-Seine in der Region Île-de-France. Die Entfernung zum Zentrum von Paris beträgt etwa neun Kilometer. Mit den Gemeinden Bagneux, Clamart und Malakoff ist die Stadt Mitglied in der Communauté d’agglomération Sud de Seine. Außer Bagneux und Clamart grenzen die Gemeinden Châtillon, Le Plessis-Robinson und Sceaux unmittelbar an das Stadtgebiet.

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- [en] Fontenay-aux-Roses

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[ru] Фонтене-о-Роз

Фонтене́-о-Роз (фр. Fontenay-aux-Roses) — город и коммуна во Франции, находится в регионе Иль-де-Франс. Департамент коммуны — О-де-Сен. Центр кантона Фонтене-о-Роз. Округ коммуны — Антони.

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