Fontenay-aux-Roses
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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 mi) 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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, United Kingdom
Wiesloch
, Germany
Antananarivo
, Madagascar
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 southwestern 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 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero
In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured...
.
École Normale Supérieure
École Normale Supérieure
The École normale supérieure is one of the most prestigious French grandes écoles...
was a girls school located in the area.
Fontenay includes Commissariat à l'énergie atomique
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military...
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 FontenayFontenay
Fontenay can refer to:a person*Charles L. Fontenay, journalist and science-fiction writer*Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I, French paintera battle* Battle of Fontenay , during the Carolingian civil war...
.
Climate
The climate of Fontenay-aux-Roses is oceanic gradient. The observation stations used for the weather in Fontenay-aux-Roses are Orly and the airport of Velizy-Villacoublay, municipalities located not far from Fontenay-aux-Roses. The climate in the departments of the small Parisian crown is characterized by sunshine and rainfall fairly low. 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 4.7 °C and the hottest months of July and August with a mean temperature of 20 °C.Transport
Fontenay-aux-Roses is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris RER line BRER B
The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line runs from the northern termini Aéroport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye to the southern termini Robinson and Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse ....
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Nearest places
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Twin towns
BorehamwoodBorehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Wiesloch
Wiesloch
Wiesloch is a city in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest city of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and is in the north-central area near Heidelberg with its neighbouring town Walldorf...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Antananarivo
Antananarivo
Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....
, Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
Personalities
- Paul ScarronPaul ScarronPaul Scarron was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist. His precise birthdate is unknown, but he was baptized on July 4, 1610...
(1610–1660) - writer, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Theresa CabarrusThérésa TallienThérésa Cabarrus, Madame Tallien , was a French social figure during the Revolution. Later she became Princess of Chimay.-Early life:...
(1773–1835) - Known as "Madame Tallien" whose residence has become the École Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Aristide BoucicautAristide BoucicautAristide Boucicaut created what is considered to be among the first department stores.Born in Bellême, Orne, at 3:00 A. M. on Bastille Day, the son of a banker, he began as a simple clerk in Bellême before he left to become a fabric salesman selling shawls...
(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 HuysmansJoris-Karl HuysmansCharles-Marie-Georges Huysmans was a French novelist who published his works as Joris-Karl Huysmans . He is most famous for the novel À rebours...
(1848–1907) - Lived in Fontenay in July 1881, living where he worked in reverse, with the hero of Esseintes lives Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Ferdinand LotFerdinand LotFerdinand Victor Henri Lot was a French historian and medievalist....
(1866–1952) - medieval historian, has long lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses, where he is buried in the family tomb. - Pierre BonnardPierre BonnardPierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, as well as a founding member of Les Nabis.-Biography:...
(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, has lived in Fontenay (24, rue Guérard).
- Jacques Déprats (1880–1935) - Born in Fontenay, geologist.
- Valery LarbaudValery LarbaudValery Larbaud was a French writer.-Life:He was born in Vichy, Allier, the only child of a pharmacist. His father died when he was 8, and he was brought up by his mother and aunt. His father had been owner of the Vichy Saint-Yorre mineral water springs, and the family fortune assured him an easy...
(1881–1957) - writer, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Mikhail LarionovMikhail LarionovMikhail Fyodorovich Larionov was an avant-garde Russian painter.-Life and work:...
(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 VildéBoris VildéBoris Vildé was a linguist and ethnographer at the Musée de l'Homme, in Paris, France. He specialised in polar civilizations. He was born in St. Petersburg into a family of Eastern orthodox Russians. His family moved to Tartu, Estonia in 1919...
(1908–1942) - Resistance fighter executed by the Germans, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Yves KleinYves KleinYves Klein was a French artist considered an important figure in post-war European art. He is the leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme founded in 1960 by the art critic Pierre Restany...
(1928–1962) - painter, lived in Fontenay-aux-Roses. - Dieudonné M'bala M'balaDieudonné M'bala M'balaDieudonné M'bala M'bala , generally known simply as Dieudonné, is a French comedian, actor and political activist....
(born 1966) - comedian, born in Fontenay. - Laurent AielloLaurent AïelloLaurent Aïello is a race car driver.In 1990 he won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race. His two seasons in International Formula 3000 were not successful however, and though he won the French Formula Three Championship. 2005 was his final competitive season...
(born 1969) - Born in Fontenay, racing driver. - Andrei SinyavskyAndrei SinyavskyAndrei Donatovich Sinyavsky was a Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, Professor of Sorbonne University, magazine founder and publisher...
(1925–1997) - Russian writer, dissident, gulag survivor.