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Fontenay-aux-Roses
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 kilometres, 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.
Fontenay-aux-Roses is a city in the southwestern suburbs of Paris in France. It is situated 5.3 miles from the center of Paris. Ecole Normale Superieure was a girl’s school located in the area. It includes Commissariat atomique, where the Pile Zoe was activated. Fontenay-aux-Roses has an area of 42.51 squared kilometers with a population of 23,537 inhabitants as per the 1999 census with a density of 9,377 squared kilometers. At the transportation, it is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris railway line.
Hauts-de-Seine, Seine Heights is a department in France and is a part of the Ile-de-France region. It is adjacent to the City of Paris and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris. Hauts-de-Seine and two other small departments, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne, form a ring around Paris, called as the petite couronne.
In the past, the department of Hauts-de-Seine was created in 1968, from parts of the former departments of Seine and Seine-et-Oise. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the Hauts-de-Seine received national attention because of a corruption scandal related to the misuse of public funds of the department's housing projects.
It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places. Fontenay-aux-Roses is also known as the town of best geographical environment and has traced its origins back to the prehistoric times.
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