Fontenay-Sous-Bois is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 9.3 km. (5.8 miles) from the center of Paris.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 51,000
• The name Fontenay was recorded in the Middle Ages as Fontanetum, meaning 'the springs', from Medieval Latin fontana ('natural spring')
• The commune was known alternatively as Fontenay-les-Bois (meaning 'Fontenay by the woods')
• In 1929, the commune of Fontenay-sous-Bois lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Stade Pierre de Coubertin
• Patinoire