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Bondy
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometers, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Bondy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.9 kilometers from the center of Paris. The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning estate of Bonitius, a Gallo-Roman landowner. During the middle ages Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well known haunt of bandits and robbers and extremely dangerous. On January 3, 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.
Bondy is divided into two cantons first is the canton of Bondy-Nord-Ouest account 24,953 inhabitants 53.3 percent and second is the canton of Bondy-Sud-Est account 21,873 inhabitants 46.7 percent. Today, one can also learn about its history, from its earliest times and gain enthusiasm in its natural beauty and populace. Bondy enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers.
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