Fresnes (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.2 km (7.0 mi) from the center of Paris, next to Antony, Sceaux and Rungis. It is drained by the River Bièvre.

Fresnes
The church of Saint-Éloi, in Fresnes
The church of Saint-Éloi, in Fresnes
Coat of arms of Fresnes
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Fresnes
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Fresnes is located in France
Fresnes
Fresnes
Fresnes is located in Île-de-France (region)
Fresnes
Fresnes
Coordinates: 48°45′18″N 2°19′20″E / 48.755°N 2.3221°E / 48.755; 2.3221
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementL'Haÿ-les-Roses
CantonL'Haÿ-les-Roses
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie Chavanon[1]
Area
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3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
28,780
 • Density8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94034 /94260
Elevation45–89 m (148–292 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Fresnes Prison, where Jean Genet was held for a time, is located there.

Name

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The name Fresnes was recorded for the first time in a papal bull of 1152 as Fraxinum. This name comes from Medieval Latin fraxinus (modern French: frêne), meaning "ash tree", after the ash trees covering the territory of Fresnes in ancient times.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 361—    
1800 327−1.40%
1806 330+0.15%
1821 336+0.12%
1831 346+0.29%
1836 415+3.70%
1841 386−1.44%
1846 453+3.25%
1851 427−1.18%
1856 433+0.28%
1861 451+0.82%
1866 555+4.24%
1872 471−2.70%
1876 542+3.57%
1881 510−1.21%
1886 594+3.10%
1891 611+0.57%
1896 853+6.90%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,400+22.99%
1906 2,814+3.23%
1911 3,037+1.54%
1921 3,869+2.45%
1926 3,722−0.77%
1931 5,239+7.08%
1936 6,023+2.83%
1946 8,734+3.79%
1954 7,750−1.48%
1962 21,527+13.62%
1968 26,847+3.75%
1975 28,539+0.88%
1982 25,902−1.38%
1990 26,959+0.50%
1999 25,213−0.74%
2007 25,115−0.05%
2012 26,419+1.02%
2017 27,802+1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Transport

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Fresnes is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Fresnes are Antony or La Croix de Berny station on Paris RER line B and Chemin d'Antony station on RER line C. These stations are located in the neighboring commune of Antony, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from the town center of Fresnes.

Mayor

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The town hall is situated in front of the Church in the street Pierre and Marie Curie, the Mayor Jean Jacques Bridey was elected in 2012.

Culture

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In the MJC Louise Michel you can find a cinema, a theatre and a concert hall.

Education

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In Fresnes there are a lot of schools, four kindergartens, five elementary schools. There are three junior high schools and one senior high school/sixth-form college.

The commune is also home to a municipal library, Bibliothèque municipale de Fresnes.[8]

Sports

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The AAS Fresnes is the football club of the city, they play at Parc des Sports.

Shopping Centre

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In Fresnes there is a mall called la Cerisaie.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b "Les écoles." Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Collèges." Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Lycée." Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
  8. ^ Home. Bibliothèque municipale de Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
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