Fresnes
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Place details
- Locality
- Fresnes
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 24,803
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Department
- Val-de-Marne
- Arrondissement
- L'Haÿ-les-Roses
- Canton
- L'Haÿ-les-Roses
- Intercommunality
- Grand Paris
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Marie Chavanon
- Area
- 3.58 km (1.38 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 29,528
- Density
- 8,250/km (21,400/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 94034 /94260
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Fresnes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Grand Paris
- Population
- +29528
- Area
- +3.56
- Elevation
- +69
- Capital of
- canton of Fresnes
- Shares border with
- Rungis
- Official website
- www.fresnes94.fr
- Image
- Ville de Fresnes - Place de l'église.jpg
Article
Fresnes ( French pronunciation: [fʁɛn] ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.2 km (7.0 mi) from the center of Paris, next to Antony, Sceaux and Rungis. It is drained by the River Bièvre.
The Fresnes Prison, where Jean Genet was held for a time, is located there. It was, between 1978 and 1981, the only place for executions in France, although no sentence of death was executed in that period. The guillotine maintained for the purpose remains in storage at the prison.