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The Croix de Berny fountain at the northern entrance to Antony
Blason ville fr Antony (Hauts-de-Seine)
The coat of arms for Antony

Antony is a town in France. It is located in the southern suburbs of Paris, about 11.3 kilometers (7 miles) from the center of Paris. Antony is an important administrative center in the Hauts-de-Seine area.

The town is near the Bièvre River, which flows into the Seine. Antony has always been a key meeting point for important travel routes, especially a main road that has been used for 2,000 years. For a long time, Antony was not a very big city. But in the early 1900s, it started to grow a lot. Between World War I and World War II, the population jumped from 4,000 to 20,000 people. This growth happened when Auguste Mounié was the town's mayor. In the early 1960s, even more people moved to Antony, and its population quickly grew from 25,000 to 50,000.

Discover Antony: A French Town

Antony is known for its history and its modern developments. It has a mix of old buildings and new, high-tech areas.

How Antony Grew

Antony's growth was helped by its location on important roads. The town changed from a small farming area to a busy city. Leaders like Auguste Mounié helped to build new homes and services for the growing population. The town kept growing as more people chose to live there.

What to See in Antony

Antony has many interesting places to visit. You can see old buildings that show the town's history. There are also parks and modern areas.

Historical Places

  • Old Wine Growers' Houses: In the city center, you can find houses where wine growers used to live a long time ago.
  • Wells from the Middle Ages: There are old wells that were rebuilt in 1707 and later became a fountain.
  • The Mill Wheel: For 10 centuries, a mill wheel helped make flour for the people of Antony.
  • The Dovecote: This is a special building for pigeons from Antony Castle, built in 1648.
  • Saint-Saturnin Church: This is an old church in the town.
  • Old Royal Manufactory of Waxes: This was a factory where royal waxes were made.

Parks and Green Spaces

  • Heller Park: A nice park where you can relax and enjoy nature.

Modern Antony

  • High-tech Office Park: Antony has modern business areas with high-tech companies.
  • Anne-Fontaine Library: A public library built in 1990.
  • Darius-Milhaud Conservatory: A place where people can learn music and arts.
  • Georges-Suant Stadium: A sports stadium in the town.
  • Antony Railway Station: A busy station for the RER-B train line.

Antony and Sports

Antony is also a place for sports. In July 2006, the famous Tour de France cycling race passed through Antony, making it a "stage-town" for the event.

Images for kids

  • Bievre a Fresnes 2

    The Bièvre at the Parc des prés at Fresnes

  • Tunnel A86

    Access to the tunnel under the A86 autoroute, at the sub-prefecture level

  • Antony zone30

    A 30 km/h zone (cemetery district)

  • Antony zone10

    A 10 km/h zone (cemetery district)

  • RER-B Antony1

    View of Antony railway station

  • Maisons vignerons

    Ancient wine growers' houses in the city centre

  • Antony-grands immeubles

    Tall buildings in the "White City" of Antony

  • Noyerdoré2

    Building in the Noyer-Doré quarter

  • Ruelle à Riou

    Wells from the Middle Ages in the city centre, rebuilt in 1707 and transformed into a fountain in 1835.

  • Roue du moulin

    The mill wheel ensured the production of flour for Antonians for 10 centuries.

  • Antony - Pigeonnier

    The dovecote from Antony Castle (1648)

  • CP - Les moissoneurs en 1908

    Harvest at Antony in 1908

  • ND 5 - ANTONY - La Route d'Orléans

    Arpajonnais on the RN20 at the beginning of the 20th century. The Catenary for electric traction is already installed, but the train is pulled by a bi-cab steam locomotive.

  • CP - 1ruedeChatenay

    The Chénier property, transformed into a boarding house after the expulsion of Marianists in 1905.

  • Bibliothèque

    The Anne-Fontaine library (1990)

  • Antony Rue de Sderot

    Antony, rue de Sderot

  • Antony-centre d'affaires de la Renaissance

    The High-tech office park

  • Antony-pôle haute technologie

    The centre of high-tech, along the A86 autoroute

  • Lycée F. Furet

    The new François-Furet College

  • SteMarie-ruedel'Abbaye

    The Institution Sainte-Marie d'Antony

  • RUA1

    One of the buildings of the university residence.

  • Stade Georges Suant

    The Georges-Suant Stadium

  • Antony - Tour de France 2006

    Antony, "stage-town" for the Tour de France in July 2006

  • Antony - Manufacture cires

    Old royal manufactory of waxes

  • Maison StJean

    The House of Saint-John

  • StSat

    The Church of Saint-Saturnin

  • Parc Heller

    View of Heller Park

  • Antony - le Select (côté N20)

    The former cinema "Le Select"

  • Conservatoire

    The Darius-Milhaud conservatory

  • Antony - Le théâtre

    The former Firmin-Gémier theatre

See also

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