Bondy
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Commune of Bondy |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-Saint-Denis |
| Arrondissement | Bobigny |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
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| Land area¹ | 5.47 km² |
| Population² (July 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
53,600 46,826 |
| - Density | 9,799/km² (2005) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 93010/ 93140 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bondy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.9 km. (6.8 miles) from the center of Paris.
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[edit] Name
The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning "estate of Bonitius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
[edit] History
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.
On October 30, 2007, a gas explosion killed one person and injured 47 people.
[edit] Notable people from Bondy
[edit] Demographics
[edit] Immigration
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[edit] Administration
Bondy is divided into two cantons:
- The canton of Bondy-Nord-Ouest (North-West) account 24,953 inhabitants (53.3%);
- The canton of Bondy-Sud-Est (South-East) account 21,873 inhabitants (46.7%).
[edit] Transport
Bondy is served by Bondy station on Paris RER line E and on the Transilien Paris – Est suburban rail line.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Bondy was the birthplace of Claude-Carloman de Rulhière (1735-1791), poet and historian.
The High school of Jean Renoir permit students to join Science po.
[edit] External links
- Town council website (in French)
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