Rosny-sous-Bois

Rosny-sous-Bois
Commune
Former town hall.

Coat of arms

Paris and inner ring departments
Coordinates: 48°52′00″N 2°29′00″E / 48.8667°N 2.4833°E / 48.8667; 2.4833Coordinates: 48°52′00″N 2°29′00″E / 48.8667°N 2.4833°E / 48.8667; 2.4833
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Seine-Saint-Denis
Arrondissement Le Raincy
Canton Montreuil-1
Intercommunality Grand Paris
Government
 • Mayor Claude Capillon
Area1 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 41,565
 • Density 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 93064 /93110
Elevation 45–116 m (148–381 ft)

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.

Rosny-sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.1 km (6.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

It is the seat of the national centre of road information of the national gendarmerie.

Heraldry

 The arms of Rosny-sous-Bois are blazoned :

Azure, an eagle rampant argent, holding in his right talon an olive branch palewise Or.

Transport

Rosny-sous-Bois is served by two stations on Paris RER line E: Rosny – Bois-Perrier and Rosny-sous-Bois.

Education

The commune has seven public primary school groups, with each having a preschool (maternelle) and an elementary school. There is also a private Montessori French-English bilingual primary school, Ecole maternelle privée «Les merveilles».[1]

Secondary schools:[2]

  • Junior high schools: Albert Camus, Langevin-Wallon, Saint Exupery
  • Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Charles de Gaulle and Lycée Professionnel Jean Moulin

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Groupes scolaires." Rosny-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Collèges et Lycées." Rosny-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.


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