Rosny-sous-Bois

Rosny-sous-Bois (French: [ʁoni su bwɑ] (listen)) is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.1 km (6.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Rosny-sous-Bois
Former town hall.
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois
Paris and inner ring departments
Rosny-sous-Bois
Rosny-sous-Bois (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°52′00″N 2°29′00″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentSeine-Saint-Denis
ArrondissementLe Raincy
CantonMontreuil-1
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-Paul Fauconnet
Area
1
5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
46,207
  Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
93064 /93110
Elevation45–116 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.

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

Heraldry

arms of Rosny-sous-Bois
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».[2]

Secondary schools:[3]

  • 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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Groupes scolaires." Rosny-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.
  3. "Collèges et Lycées." Rosny-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 8, 2016.


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