Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine Département, Île-de-France Region, France

🇫🇷 Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in the south-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

In 1880, a girls school École Normale Supérieure was opened in the town. It was one of the most prestigious of Paris and even of whole France in term of scientific research. It became a mixed school in 1986, and was relocated to Lyon in 2000.

Fontenay is the location of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique, and former location of the first French nuclear reactor, Zoé, and the first French tokamak fusion experiment, TFR.

Name The commune name originates from a local spring-fed stream (Latin fons, French fontaine) in the hillside descending from the Châtillon plateau, with "of roses" added to distinguish this commune from numerous French communes named Fontenay.

Transport Fontenay-aux-Roses is served by Fontenay-aux-Roses station on Paris RER line B and Tram line 6 from Chatillon Montrouge metro to Viroflay. In addition, several bus lines 194, 294, 394, 390, 162, 195… cross the city to Paris and other suburban cities.

Education Primary schools in the commune: • Six public preschools (maternelles): La Roue, Les Ormeaux, Les Pervenches, Les Renards, Jean Macé, Scarron • Six public elementary schools: La Roue A, La Roue B, Le Parc, Les Ormeaux, Les Pervenches, Les Renards • One private preschool and elementary school: Maternelle et Élémentaire St-Vincent de Paul

There is a public junior high school, Collège les Ormeaux.

Lycée professionnel privé Saint François d'Assise, a private vocational high school, is in the commune.

Neighboring places • Bagneux • Châtillon • Clamart • Le Plessis-Robinson • Sceaux.