Bondy
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The commercial zone of Bondy on the N3 road
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Paris and inner ring départements |
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Coordinates: 48°54′08″N 2°28′58″E / 48.9022°N 2.4828°ECoordinates: 48°54′08″N 2°28′58″E / 48.9022°N 2.4828°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Seine-Saint-Denis | |
Arrondissement | Bobigny | |
Canton | Bondy | |
Intercommunality | Est Ensemble | |
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• Mayor (2014–2020) | Sylvine Thomassin | |
Area1 | 5.47 km2 (2.11 sq mi) | |
Population (2013)2 | 52,865 | |
• Density | 9,700/km2 (25,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 93010 / 93140 | |
Elevation | 37–65 m (121–213 ft) (avg. 52 m or 171 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Bondy (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃.di]) is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.9 km (6.8 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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Name[edit]
The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning "estate of Bonitius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
History[edit]
During the Middle Ages Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well-known haunt of bandits and robbers and was extremely dangerous.
On 3 January 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois.
On 30 October 2007, a gas explosion killed one person and injured 47 people.
Bondy and its integration into Paris is the subject of part of the second-last chapter of Graham Robb's book Parisians.
Personalities[edit]
- Frederic Bakekolo, handball player
- Élodie Fontan, actress
- Serge Gakpe, footballer
- Max Hilaire, footballer
- Muriel Hurtis, track and field, athlete
- Steeven Joseph-Monrose, footballer
- Kevin Lafrance, footballer
- David Larose, judoka
- André Malraux, spent much of his childhood in Bondy
- Sylvain Meslien, footballer
- Guy Moussi, footballer
- Michael Nicoise, footballer
- Maureen Nisima, fencer
- Birthplace of Claude-Carloman de Rulhière (1735–1791), poet and historian.
- Lalya Sidibe, basketball player
- Doriane Tahane, basketball player
- Audrey Tcheumeo, judoka
- Teddy Tinmar, athlete
- Bakaye Traoré, footballer
- Fodie Traore, footballer
- Jimmy Vicaut, athlete
- Thierry Zig, basketball player
- Elisa Doughty, singer, actress, model
- David Bondy, cartographer
Demographics[edit]
Immigration[edit]
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Administration[edit]
Bondy is part of the canton of Bondy, created in 2015.
Transport[edit]
Bondy is served by Bondy station on Paris RER line E and the Line 4 (T4) of the Tramways in Île-de-France.
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External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bondy. |
- Town council website (in French)
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