Fontenay-sous-Bois

Fontenay-sous-Bois
region	Île-de-France
Department	Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement	Nogent-sur-Marne
Canton	Fontenay-sous-Bois (main town)
Community association	Métropole du Grand Paris and ; Paris Est Marne et Bois
Coordinates	48 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E Coordinates: 48 ° 51 ′ N , 2 ° 29 ′ E
height	44-111 m
surface	5.58 km 2
Residents	52,939 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	9,487 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	94120
INSEE code	94033
Website	www.fontenay-sous-bois.fr

Fontenay-sous-Bois is a French city in the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France, southeast of Paris. Fontenay-sous-Bois is the northernmost municipality in the Val-de-Marne department. It borders directly on the Bois de Vincennes Park , which is part of the Parisian urban area. The city has 52,939 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

Population development

A large part of the Bois de Vincennes used to belong to the place, which is named after a local water source. When this was incorporated into Paris in 1929, the area of the municipality shrank sharply. The population grew steadily: in 1800 1,478 people lived here, in 1901 there were 9,320 and in 1946 30,860; a high was reached in 1982 with 52,627, since then the population development has stagnated.

traffic

A RER E train in Val de Fontenay station

The city has two train stations, Fontenay-sous-Bois and Val de Fontenay , both of which are served by RER trains on the Paris public transport network. Val de Fontenay station is on the Paris – Mulhouse line and is served by the RER A and RER E lines. In addition, six RATP bus routes operate in the city, as well as two other routes from other transport companies and two night bus routes .