Fontenay-aux-Roses

Fontenay-aux-Roses (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ o ʁoz] ) 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
The city hall
Paris and inner ring départements
Location of Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Coordinates: 48°47′22″N 2°17′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentHauts-de-Seine
ArrondissementAntony
CantonChâtillon
IntercommunalityMétropole du Grand Paris
Government
  Mayor (2020–2026) Laurent Vastel
Area
1
2.51 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
24,772
  Density9,900/km2 (26,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
92032 /92260
Elevation60–160 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.

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