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Fresnes

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commune in Val-de-Marne, France

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Fresnes is a commune in France, situated within the Val-de-Marne department and the arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses. It is part of the Grand Paris region and the Île-de-France administrative area. The town borders the communes of Antony, L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Wissous, and Chevilly-Larue. Its official postal code is 94260, and it serves as the capital of the canton of Fresnes.

The area of Fresnes is 3.56 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 89 meters. The population is recorded as 29,528, comprising 14,332 males and 13,470 females. A motorway designated as A 86 passes through the commune. The local government maintains an official website and contact page for public information.

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Place details

Locality
Fresnes
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
24,803

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Air quality

37US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
PM10
10.0 µg/m³
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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
Elevation
45–89 m (148–292 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fresnes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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