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The Croix de Berny fountain at the northern entrance to Antony
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Antony is a French commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is 11.3 km (7.0 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Antony is a subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine department and the seat of the arrondissement of Antony.

Watered by the Bièvre, a tributary of the Seine, Antony is located at the crossroads of very important transport routes, especially the main north-south axis which has existed for 2,000 years. Little urbanized until the early 20th century, the city grew considerably between the two wars, under Senator-Mayor Auguste Mounié, from 4,000 to 20,000 inhabitants. In the early 1960s the population quickly increased from 25,000 to 50,000 to accommodate the repatriated people from Algeria.

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  • 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

    30 km/h (19 mph) zone (cemetery district)

  • Antony zone10

    10 km/h (6 mph) 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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