Fontenay-sous-Bois, Eastern suburb in Val-de-Marne, France
Fontenay-sous-Bois is a commune in eastern Val-de-Marne, roughly nine kilometers from central Paris. The area covers about 15 square kilometers and sits at an elevation near 90 meters.
The commune took its name in medieval times from the springs that lay in this area. In 1929 it lost part of its territory when Bois de Vincennes was formally separated.
The place name comes from the medieval Latin word fontana meaning spring, pointing to the natural water sources once found here. Residents today live in a mix of neighborhoods and public facilities that shape daily routines.
Connections pass through two main stations: Fontenay-sous-Bois on RER line A and Val de Fontenay with lines A and E. From there you can easily reach different parts of the metropolitan area.
In 2015 the Ukrainian town of Brovary named one of its streets after this French commune. The gesture shows the international ties maintained across long distances.
Location: Val-de-Marne
Location: arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne
Location: Grand Paris
Elevation above the sea: 76 m
Shares border with: Paris, Nogent-sur-Marne, Montreuil, Neuilly-Plaisance, Rosny-sous-Bois, Le Perreux-sur-Marne, Vincennes
Address: 28 Rue Guérin Leroux, 4 esplanade Louis Bayeurte, 94120 Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
Opening Hours: Segunda-feira 13:30-17:00; Terça-feira 08:30-12:00; Quarta-feira-Sexta-feira 13:30-17:00; Sábado 08:30-12:00
Phone: +33149747474
Email: dircom@fontenay-sous-bois.fr
Website: https://fontenay.fr
GPS coordinates: 48.85167,2.47722
Latest update: December 11, 2025 21:45
Fort de Nogent
836 m
Parc des Beaumonts
1.9 km
Église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois de Fontenay-sous-Bois
589 m
Musée de Nogent-sur-Marne
1.4 km
Redoute de Fontenay-sous-Bois
82 m
Église Sainte-Marguerite de Fontenay-sous-Bois
1.5 km
Église Sainte-Thérèse de Fontenay-sous-Bois
707 m
Héloïse or… The Girl from Trois-Rivières
476 m
Église Saint-Jean-XXIII de Fontenay-sous-Bois
417 m
Écoparc des Carrières
697 m
Monastère du Carmel de Nogent-sur-Marne
1.4 km
Talus des Grands-Chemins
675 m
Parc des Franciscains
573 m
Hymne à la vie, Parc de l'Hôtel de Ville
762 m
Christ en croix
578 m
Daniel dans la fosse aux lions by Peter Rudolf Karl Herbsthoffer
593 m
La Béance suspendue
1.2 km
Espace culturel Gérard-Philipe
583 m
La Visitation
576 m
Synagogue Eliahou-Hanavi
460 m
Mosquée Essalam de Fontenay-sous-Bois
614 m
Maison, 1, rue de Neuilly
581 m
Grave of François-Joseph Mot
468 m
Passage Pierre Weber
1.1 km
Retable du maître-autel de l'église Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois de Fontenay-sous-Bois
579 m
La Présentation au Temple
575 m
La Consécration de Sainte-Geneviève par Saint-Germain
580 m
Église de Jésus-Christ des Saints des Derniers-Jours de Nogent-sur-Marne
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