Bondy is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 10.9 km. (6.8 miles) from the center of Paris.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 54,000
• The name Bondy was recorded for the first time around AD 600 as Bonitiacum, meaning 'estate of Bonitius', a Gallo-Roman landowner
• During the Middle Ages Bondy was primarily forest. The forest of Bondy was a well-known haunt of bandits and robbers and extremely dangerous
• On January 3, 1905, a third of the territory of Bondy was detached and became the commune of Les Pavillons-sous-Bois

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Grove de Bondy
• Local Theater