Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
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| Commune of Antony | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Antony |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre |
| Mayor | Jean-Yves Senant ((UMP) (since 2004)) |
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| Altitude | 45–103m (avg. 74m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.56 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
59,800 59,855 |
| - Density (2005) | 6,255/km² |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 92002/ 92160 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Antony is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.3 km. (7 miles) from the center of Paris. Antony is a sous-préfecture of the Hauts-de-Seine département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Antony.
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[edit] Name
The name Antony was recorded for the first time in a royal charter of 829 as Antoniacum, meaning "estate of Antonius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.
[edit] History
At the end of the Hundred Years' War, Antony counted around a hundred inhabitants.
[edit] Demographics
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[edit] Administration
Antony is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre. The Communauté covers 7 communes, 5 in Hauts-de-Seine and two in Essonne département:
The canton of Antony includes a part of the commune of Antony, the other part is in Bourg-la-Reine.
[edit] Transport
Antony is served by five stations on Paris RER line B: Parc de Sceaux, La Croix de Berny, Antony, Fontaine-Michalon, and Les Baconnets.
Antony station is an interchange station with the Orlyval, which carries passengers to Orly Airport.
Finally, Antony is also served by Chemin d'Antony station on Paris RER line C.
[edit] Sister cities
Antony is twinned with:
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Eleftheroupolis, Greece |  |
Collegno, Italy | |
Turin, Italy |   |
Lewisham, England, UK |
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Sderot, Israel |  |
Hammam-Lif, Tunisia |  |
Protvino, Russia |  |
Olomouc, Czech Republic |
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Lexington, USA |  |
Reinickendorf, Germany |
[edit] Miscellaneous
Antony was the birthplace of:
- Nicola Sirkis (born 1959) singer with the French band Indochine
- Agnès Jaoui (born 1964) screenwriter, film director and actress
- Laurent Lafforgue (born 1966), mathematician
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
- Antony city council website (in French)
- Paris-Sud Community (in English)
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