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Antony is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (7 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
. Antony is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine is a Departments of France in France. It is part of the ?le-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris....
 department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Antony
Arrondissement of Antony

The arrondissement of Antony is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, in the ?le-de-France Regions of France....
.

name Antony was recorded for the first time in a royal charter
Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified....
 of 829 as Antoniacum, meaning "estate of Antonius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

he end of the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
, Antony counted around a hundred inhabitants.

Demographics
Immigration
Administration
Antony is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre
Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre

The Communaut? d'agglom?ration des Hauts de Bi?vre, in France, covers 7 commune in France, 5 in the Hauts-de-Seine and two in the Essonne d?partement in France....
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Antony is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
, France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
. It is located . (7 miles) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero

In many countries, Kilometre Zero or similar terms in other languages, is a particular location , from which distances are traditionally measured....
. Antony is a sub-prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine
Hauts-de-Seine

Hauts-de-Seine is a Departments of France in France. It is part of the ?le-de-France region, and forms part of the western suburbs of Paris....
 department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Antony
Arrondissement of Antony

The arrondissement of Antony is an Arrondissements of France of France, located in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, in the ?le-de-France Regions of France....
.

Name

The name Antony was recorded for the first time in a royal charter
Charter

A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified....
 of 829 as Antoniacum, meaning "estate of Antonius", a Gallo-Roman landowner.

History

At the end of the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War

The Hundred Years' War was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne, which was vacant with the extinction of the senior House of Capet line of French kings....
, Antony counted around a hundred inhabitants.

Demographics


Immigration


Administration


Antony is the seat of the Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre
Communauté d'agglomération des Hauts de Bièvre

The Communaut? d'agglom?ration des Hauts de Bi?vre, in France, covers 7 commune in France, 5 in the Hauts-de-Seine and two in the Essonne d?partement in France....
. The Communauté covers 7 communes, 5 in Hauts-de-Seine and two in Essonne
Essonne

Essonne is a France departments of France in the regions of France of ?le-de-France . It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 with the split of the Seine-et-Oise department....
 département:

The canton of Antony includes a part of the commune of Antony, the other part is in Bourg-la-Reine
Bourg-la-Reine

Bourg-la-Reine is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.The inhabitants are called R?ginaburgiens....
.

Transport

Antony is served by five stations on Paris RER line B
RER B

The RER B is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Robinson and Saint-R?my-l?s-Chevreuse to A?roport Charles de Gaulle and Mitry-Claye ...
: Parc de Sceaux
Parc de Sceaux (Paris RER)

Parc de Sceaux is one of the Paris RER B stations, located in the city of Sceaux. This is also the name of a park and castle from Jean-Baptiste Colbert....
, La Croix de Berny
La Croix de Berny (Paris RER)

La Croix de Berny is a station of Paris RER, localised in Antony, not far from Sceaux, and the beautiful park of Jean-Baptiste Colbert Castle....
, Antony
Antony (Paris RER)

Antony is a station of the Paris RER. It is named after the city of Antony, Hauts-de-Seine where the station is located.The station allows the transfer from the RER B to Orlyval, a small automatic light rail line which runs a shuttle service to Orly Airport....
, Fontaine-Michalon
Fontaine-Michalon (Paris RER)

Fontaine-Michalon is a Station of Paris RER, of the city of Antony.Adjacent Stations* Antony * Les Baconnets ...
, and Les Baconnets
Les Baconnets (Paris RER)

Les Baconnets is a Paris RER station. It's one of the stations for Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, and for parts of Massy, Essonne, ?le-de-France ....
.

Antony
Antony (Paris RER)

Antony is a station of the Paris RER. It is named after the city of Antony, Hauts-de-Seine where the station is located.The station allows the transfer from the RER B to Orlyval, a small automatic light rail line which runs a shuttle service to Orly Airport....
 station is an interchange station with the Orlyval
Orlyval

Orlyval is a small automatic rapid transit which runs a shuttle service to Paris's Orly Airport from the RER network, with which it connects at Antony station on line RER B....
, which carries passengers to Orly Airport
Orly Airport

Paris - Orly Airport is an airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, south of Paris, France. It has flights to cities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and North America....
.

Finally, Antony is also served by Chemin d'Antony station on Paris RER line C
RER C

The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER Rapid transit system serving Paris, France.The line runs from Gare de Pontoise , Versailles ? Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-For?t , Saint-Martin d'?tampes and Versailles ? Chantiers ...
.

Sister cities

Antony is twinned
Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
 with:

Miscellaneous

Antony was the birthplace of:
  • Nicola Sirkis
    Nicola Sirkis

    Nicola Sirkis, born Nicolas Sirchis, in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France on , is the singer, guitarist and principal lyricist with the French band Indochine ....
     (born 1959) singer with the French band Indochine
    Indochine (band)

    Indochine is a France New Wave /rock and roll band, formed in 1981. The band was very successful in France in the 1980s, as well as other parts of continental Europe and Latin America, with songs like L'Aventurier and Canary Bay....
  • Agnès Jaoui
    Agnès Jaoui

    Agn?s Jaoui is a France screenwriter, film director, actor and singer of Tunisian Jewish descent. She frequently works in collaboration with her husband Jean-Pierre Bacri....
     (born 1964) screenwriter, film director and actress
  • Laurent Lafforgue
    Laurent Lafforgue

    Laurent Lafforgue is a France mathematician.He entered the ?cole Normale Sup?rieure in 1986. In 1994 he received his Doctor of Philosophy under the direction of G?rard Laumon in the Arithmetic and Algebraic Geometry team at the Universit? de Paris-Sud....
     (born 1966), mathematician
    Mathematician

    A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and/or research is the field of mathematics....


See also

  • Orlyval
    Orlyval

    Orlyval is a small automatic rapid transit which runs a shuttle service to Paris's Orly Airport from the RER network, with which it connects at Antony station on line RER B....


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