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. 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.
Sights
Monuments
- Saint-Stanislas des Blagis Church
- Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul Church
- Sainte-Barbe-des-Champs College.
- Castle Laboissière, named after one of its former owners of the xix th century, Charles Pillault Laboissière.
- The cemetery of Fontenay-aux-Roses , opened in 1850, houses many interesting burials, including those of the Russian writer André Siniavski , or the actor Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu
- Ledru-Rollin maternal center
- House of Paul Léautaud
- House of M. Donard by the architect decorator: Louis Süe (1875-1968), in 1922
- The Spring statue
- The portal of the Suard house
- House of René Letourneur , sculptor, Prix de Rome in 1926, rue Gambetta, built between 1934 and 1957 by André Leconte .
- The “Elephant-Roses” statue “by Thierry Benenati at the Roseraie
Green spaces
- Sainte-Barbe park (18,000 m 2 ).
- La Coulée verte ( 10 hectares).
- The Pompidou square.
- The Panorama site (16,800 m 2 ).
- The wooded hillsides of Panorama (6,000 m 2 ).
- Elstree-Borehamwood Square (2,527 m 2 )
- Wiesloch square (1,800 m 2 ).
- The Square des Anciens-Combattants.
- The square des Potiers.
- The Philippe-Kah square.
Cultural heritage
- A theater: Le Théâtre des Sources.
- A cinema: “Le Scarron” .
- A media library.
- A state-approved municipal music and dance school (EMDA).
- A socio-cultural space for entertainment and educational leisure activities (Escale), renamed the “Maison de quartier des Paradis” in December 2009.
- A cultural center for youth and recreation (CCJL).
- A leisure center: Pierre-Bonnard.
- A toy library: Le Manège aux Toys .
Events
- February: Trades forum (since 2004)
- June:
- City carnival
- City festival.
- Blagis district festival
- Music festival .
- September:
- Associations Forum
- October: Flea market (since 1994).
