Fresnes () is a

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in the

Val-de-Marne Val-de-Marne (, "Vale of the Marne") is a department of France located in the Île-de-France region. Named after the river Marne, it is situated in the Grand Paris metropolis to the southeast of the City of Paris. In 2019, Val-de-Marne had a p ...

department in the southern suburbs of

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. It is located from the center of Paris, next to Antony, Sceaux and

Rungis Rungis () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, in the ''département'' of Val-de-Marne. It is best known as the location of the large wholesale food market serving the Paris metropolitan area and beyond, the '' Marché d'Int� ...

. It is drained by the River Bièvre. The

Fresnes Prison Fresnes Prison (''French Centre pénitentiaire de Fresnes'') is the second largest prison in France, located in the town of Fresnes, Val-de-Marne, south of Paris. It comprises a large men's prison (''maison d'arrêt'') of about 1200 cells, a small ...

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

Name

The name Fresnes was recorded for the first time in a papal bull of 1152 as ''Fraxinum''. This name comes from

Medieval Latin Medieval Latin was the form of Literary Latin used in Roman Catholic Western Europe during the Middle Ages. In this region it served as the primary written language, though local languages were also written to varying degrees. Latin functione ...

''fraxinus'' (modern French: ''frêne''), meaning " ash tree", after the ash trees covering the territory of Fresnes in ancient times.

Population

Transport

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 RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. The li ...

. These stations are located in the neighboring commune of Antony, from the town center of Fresnes.

Mayor

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

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

Education

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. *Preschools: Barbara, Les Blancs Bouleaux, Les Capucines, Les Coquelicots, Les Marguerites, Les TulipesLes écoles
" Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. *Elementary schools: Barbara, des Frères Lumière,

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Théodore Monod Théodore André Monod (9 April 1902 – 22 November 2000) was a French naturalist, humanist, scholar and explorer. Exploration Early in his career, Monod was made professor at the ''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' and founded the '' Inst ...

, Jean Monnet, Louis Pasteur, Emilie Roux *Junior high schools: Collège Jean Charcot, Collège Francine Fromond, Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *Senior high/sixth-form:

Lycée intercommunal Frédéric Mistral In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

The commune is also home to a municipal library, Bibliothèque municipale de Fresnes.Home
Bibliothèque municipale de Fresnes. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

Sports

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

Shopping Centre

In Fresnes there is a mall called la Cerisaie.

References

External links

Official website
Communes of Val-de-Marne {{ValMarne-geo-stub