Bondy
Encyclopedia
Bondy is a commune
in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from the center
of Paris
.
Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well-known haunt of bandits and robbers and was extremely dangerous.
On 3 January 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois
.
On 30 October 2007, a gas explosion killed one person and injured 47 people.
Bondy and its integration into Paris is the subject of part of the second-last chapter of Graham Robb
's book Parisians.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the northeastern suburbs of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from the center
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
Name
The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning "estate of Bonitius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.History
During the Middle AgesMiddle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well-known haunt of bandits and robbers and was extremely dangerous.
On 3 January 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois
Les Pavillons-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:The commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois was created on 3 January 1905 by detaching its territory from the commune of Bondy. The name of the commune literally means "the...
.
On 30 October 2007, a gas explosion killed one person and injured 47 people.
Bondy and its integration into Paris is the subject of part of the second-last chapter of Graham Robb
Graham Robb
Graham Macdonald Robb FRSL is a British author.Robb was born in Manchester and educated at the Royal Grammar School Worcester and Exeter College, Oxford, where he studied Modern Languages...
's book Parisians.
Personalities
- Serge GakpeSerge GakpéSerge Gakpé is a French-born Togolese football midfielder who plays for French club FC Nantes.-Playing career:...
footballer - Muriel HurtisMuriel HurtisMuriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships...
, track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
athlete - Steven Joseph-MonroseSteven Joseph-MonroseSteven Joseph-Monrose is a French football player who plays for Belgian club K.V. Kortrijk.-Football career:Joseph-Monrose began his career playing for his local club in Bondy, AS Bondy, before moving to CRAF Liévin. After a stint there, he arrived at RC Lens in 2002...
footballer - Kevin LafranceKevin LafranceKevin Piere Lafrance is a Haitian international footballer who plays professionally for Czech club Viktoria Žižkov on loan from Baník Most, as a defender.-Career:...
footballer - Sylvain MeslienSylvain MeslienSylvain Meslien is a French professional football player, who currently plays in the Championnat de France amateur for SR Colmar.-Career:...
footballer - Guy MoussiGuy MoussiGuy Moussi is a French professional footballer currently playing as a Midfielder for Nottingham Forest-Angers SCO:...
, midfielder for English football team Nottingham Forest F.C. - Michael NicoiseMichaël NiçoiseMichaël Joseph Niçoise is a French football player from Guadeloupe, who currently plays for Al-Masry in Egypt.Niçoise went on a trial spell with Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen in July 2011....
footballer - Maureen NisimaMaureen NisimaMaureen Nisima is a French épée fencer, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Flessel-Colovic, Hajnalka Kiraly Picot and Sarah Daninthe....
fencer - Birthplace of Claude-Carloman de RulhièreClaude-Carloman de RulhièreClaude-Carloman de Rulhière was a French poet and historian.He was born at Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis. He became aide-de-camp to Marshal Richelieu, whom he followed through the Hanoverian campaign of 1757 to his government at Bordeaux in 1758; and at the age of twenty-five he was sent to St...
(1735–1791), poet and historian. - Lalya Sidibe basketball player
- Doriane Tahane basketball player
- Audrey TcheumeoAudrey TcheumeoAudrey Tcheuméo is a French judoka. Tcheuméo is the current European champion after winning gold in the women's 78 kg weight class at the 2011 European Judo Championships in Istanbul, Turkey.-External links:...
judoka - Teddy TinmarTeddy TinmarTeddy Tinmar is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He helped the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to win a silver medal at the 2011 World Championships.-Personal best:-External links:*FFA profile for...
athlete - Bakaye TraoréBakaye TraoréBakaye Traoré is a French-born Malian midfielder who currently plays for AS Nancy.-Career:On 10 June 2009 the 24 year old Mali international midfielder has left Amiens SC to sign a three year deal with AS Nancy.-International:Traoré is currently member of the Mali national football team and...
footballer - Fodie Traore footballer
- André MalrauxAndré MalrauxAndré Malraux DSO was a French adventurer, award-winning author, and statesman. Having traveled extensively in Indochina and China, Malraux was noted especially for his novel entitled La Condition Humaine , which won the Prix Goncourt...
spent much of his childhood in Bondy. - Jimmy VicautJimmy VicautJimmy Vicaut is a French sprinter, who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada and promptly travelled to Barcelona to help the French men's 4×100 metres relay team to the gold medal at the 2010 European...
athlete - Thierry ZigThierry ZigThierry Zig is a professional basketball player.-Career:*1994-1995: Levallois: 6g 0.7ppg 0.3rpg*1995-1996: Levallois: 26g 3.2ppg 0.4rpg 1.0apg*1996-1997: Levallois: 29g 10.2ppg 1.8rpg 2.0apg...
,basketball player
Immigration
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%).
External links
- Town council website (in French)