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Albert Fontenay Albert Fontenay or Fontaine was a French servant of Mary, Queen of Scots and acted as her diplomat in Scotland in 1584. Fontenay wrote a frequently cited description of the young James VI and I, James VI of Scotland. Some of his correspondence with ...

, French diplomat who worked for Mary, Queen of Scots * Charles L. Fontenay, journalist and science-fiction writer *

Élisabeth de Fontenay Élisabeth de Fontenay (born in 1934), is a French philosopher and essayist, and a recognized philosopher of the Jewish question and animal welfare. She is a laureate of the Prix Bordin (1982), Prix Anna-de-Noailles (2015), and the Prix Femina ess ...

, French philosopher and essayist * Jean-Baptiste Belin de Fontenay I, French painter * Odette Le Fontenay (1885-1965), French singer Battles *

Battle of Fontenay (841) The three-year Carolingian Civil War culminated in the decisive Battle of Fontenoy, also called the Battle of Fontenoy-en-Puisaye, fought at Fontenoy, Yonne, Fontenoy, near Auxerre, on 25 June 841. The war was fought to decide the territorial i ...

, during the Carolingian civil war * Battle of Fontenay-le-Comte, in 1793, during the War in the Vendée Fontenai and Fontenay is the name or part of the name of several

communes A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

: * Fontenay, Eure, in the department of Eure * Fontenay, Indre, in the department of Indre * Fontenay, Manche, in the department of Manche *

Fontenay, Saône-et-Loire Fontenay () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. See also *Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 563 communes of the Saône-et-Loire ...

, in the department of Saône-et-Loire * Fontenay, Seine-Maritime, in the department of Seine-Maritime * Fontenay, Vosges, in the department of Vosges *

Fontenai-les-Louvets Fontenai-les-Louvets () is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune L'Orée-d'Écouves. It is located in the Forêt d'Écouves in Normandy. Points of Interest The co ...

, in the department of Orne *

Fontenai-sur-Orne Fontenai-sur-Orne (, literally ''Fontenai on Orne'') is a former commune in the Orne department in north-western France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the commune of Écouché-les-Vallées.Fontenay-aux-Roses Fontenay-aux-Roses () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. In 1880, a girls school was opened in the town. It was one of the most prestigious of Paris and even of whole France in t ...

, in the department of Hauts-de-Seine * Fontenay-de-Bossery, in the department of Aube * Fontenay-en-Parisis, in the department of Val-d'Oise *

Fontenay-le-Comte Fontenay-le-Comte (; Poitevin dialect, Poitevin: ''Funtenaes'' or ''Fintenè'') is a Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture in the Vendée Departments of France, department in the Pays de la Loire Regions of France ...

, in the department of Vendée *

Fontenay-le-Fleury Fontenay-le-Fleury () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Population See also *Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune o ...

, in the department of Yvelines *

Fontenay-le-Marmion Fontenay-le-Marmion () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of t ...

, in the department of Calvados *

Fontenay-le-Pesnel Fontenay-le-Pesnel () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of t ...

, in the department of Calvados *

Fontenay-lès-Briis Fontenay-lès-Briis (, literally ''Fontenay near Briis'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. History The village of Fontenay-lès-Briis is mentioned in the charter of Clotilde, dated to 10 March 673, ...

, in the department of Essonne *

Fontenay-le-Vicomte Fontenay-le-Vicomte () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Fontenay-le-Vicomte are known as ''Fontenaysiens''. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of ...

, in the department of Essonne *

Fontenay-Mauvoisin Fontenay-Mauvoisin () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or com ...

, in the department of Yvelines *

Fontenay-près-Chablis Fontenay-près-Chablis (, literally ''Fontenay near Chablis'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 communes ...

, in the department of Yonne *

Fontenay-près-Vézelay Fontenay-près-Vézelay (, literally ''Fontenay near Vézelay'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Reg ...

, in the department of Yonne *

Fontenay-Saint-Père Fontenay-Saint-Père () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or c ...

, in the department of Yvelines *

Fontenay-sous-Bois Fontenay-sous-Bois () is a Communes of France, commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Name The name Fontenay was recorded in the Middle Ages as ''Fontanetum'', meaning "the spring ...

, in the department of Val-de-Marne *

Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes (, literally ''Fontenay under Fouronnes'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department The following is a list of the 423 comm ...

, in the department of Yonne * Fontenay-sur-Conie, in the department of Eure-et-Loir * Fontenay-sur-Eure, in the department of Eure-et-Loir *

Fontenay-sur-Loing Fontenay-sur-Loing (, literally ''Fontenay on Loing'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Ferrières–Fontenay station has rail connections to Montargis, Melun and Paris. See also *Communes of the Loiret departmen ...

, in the department of Loiret *

Fontenay-sur-Mer Fontenay-sur-Mer (, literally ''Fontenay on Sea'') is a commune in the Manche department in north-western France. See also *Communes of the Manche department The following is a list of the 445 communes of the Manche department of France. ...

, in the department of Manche *

Fontenay-sur-Vègre Fontenay-sur-Vègre (, literally ''Fontenay on Vègre'') is a commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in northwestern France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europ ...

, in the department of Sarthe * Fontenay-Torcy, in the department of Oise *

Fontenay-Trésigny Fontenay-Trésigny () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Location Fontenay-Trésigny is located 43 km southeast of ...

, in the department of Seine-et-Marne Other *

Abbey of Fontenay The Abbey of Fontenay is a former Cistercian abbey located in the commune of Marmagne, near Montbard, in the département of Côte-d'Or in France. It was founded by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in 1118, and built in the Romanesque style. It is ...

, in Burgundy, France * Côte de Fontenay, a premier cru vineyard in Chablis * The Fontenay, a luxury hotel in Hamburg, Germany, opened in March 2018