Fontenay-le-Fleury
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Versailles | |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-l'École | |
| Community association | Versailles Grand Parc | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 ' N , 2 ° 3' E | |
| height | 92-176 m | |
| surface | 5.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,503 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,487 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78330 | |
| INSEE code | 78242 | |
| Website | www.fontenay-le-fleury.org/ | |
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Fontenay-le-Fleury is a French commune in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Versailles and the canton of Saint-Cyr-l'École .
geography
The community is located six kilometers west of Versailles on the A12 autoroute . 13,503 people live in an area of 543 hectares (as of January 1, 2017). Fontenay-le-Fleury is surrounded by the municipalities of Noisy-le-Roi in the north, Bailly in the north-east, Saint-Cyr-l'École in the east and south-east, Bois-d'Arcy in the south and south-west, Villepreux in the west and Rennemoulin in the Northwest. In addition to the main town of the same name, the small town of Gally also belongs to the municipality.
Population development
- 1962: 2,919
- 1968: 12.035
- 1975: 14.279
- 1982: 12,874
- 1990: 13.196
- 1999: 12,582
- 2006: 12,828
- 2011: 12,981
Attractions
- Saint-Germain church, built in the 11th century, reconstructed in the 16th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Fontenay-le-Fleury )
- Saint-Jean chapel
- Château de Ternay, 18th century
- Allée royale de Villepreux
Town twinning
- Daaden , Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Crevillent , Alicante Province, Spain (since 2005)
Personalities
- Sacha Guitry (1885–1957), dramaturge, director
- René Dorme (1894–1917), fighter pilot in the First World War
- Bernard Friot (born 1951), writer
- Rémi Gomis (* 1984), Senegalese football player (defender, defensive midfielder)
- Aurélien Collin (* 1986), football player (defender)
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 823-827.
Web links
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