Bondy

Bondy is a city francilienne of Seine-Saint-Denis, located in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, with 9  km of the Door of Puppet.

Its inhabitants are the Bondynois and the Bondynoises .

The communes bordering are: Aulnay-sous-Bois, the Pavillons-sous-Bois, Villemomble, Rosny-sous-Bois, Noisy-the-Dryness, Bobigny, Drancy and Blanc-Mesnil.

History

In the past the city was covered by the still existing Forêt with Bondy but out of the communal territory bondinois, located today on the communes of Clichy-sous-Bois and Coubron, because of its strong reduction during the centuries. This forest was a reference mark of brigands a long time.

The oldest known document mentioning Bondy is the “will of Hermentrude” , dating from the 7th century per which a Christian lady gave some grounds to the Church. End 2005, at the time of preventive excavations, was discovered in the center even of Bondy, close to the church, a Nécropole of a thousand of burials, all confused times, energy of the Bas-Empire at the 14th century. They are one most important the necropoles mérovingiennes (VI {{E}} and 7th century) and Carolingians ever updated in France. In these tombs only some objects were found, including eight Scramasaxe S (short sabers), beautiful plate-buckles in bone and another out of metal, which astonished the archeologists, because usually, the tombs mérovingiennes contain many jewels of glass, weapons, remainders of clothing and various offerings. It is only at the time Carolingian that the offerings were prohibited by the Church, as a pagan practice. In a general way, the studies show that people were during these periods in good health, did not have any food deficiency, and that none of them is deceased of violent death. In the deepest layers of the Necropolis, tombs of the III {{E}} and 4th century were updated. These tombs are directed in all the directions, which shows a mixture of religions and beliefs. These tombs also do not contain any object. Another curiosity is the absence of burials of children.

At the 11th century, Bondy becomes possession of the Abbaye of Saint-Martin-of-Fields.

In 1905, the Pavillons-sous-Bois was created starting from the commune of Bondy. At the beginning of the Years 1960, Bondy saw its population more than to double with the extension of the dormitory towns and HLM mainly in the districts North. Many modest families came to settle, followed later by immigrant families of North Africa and sub-Saharan.

Event

  • on October 30th, 2007 the explosion of a gas pipeline street Jules Guesdes causes the death of a person and wounds some more than 50 (including ten in a very critical state).

Demography

Graph of evolution of the population 1794-1999 (Until the census of 1901, the population of the Pavillons-sous-Bois is entered with that of Bondy.)

The majority of the inhabitants live in the cities HLM which mark out the city of the south in north. The principal districts are the Sand pit , Bobillot , Blanqui , Babeu , Red Cité , Delattre , Cité of the flowers , the “S” of the south , the Heather , the 14 , the Radar , the Square , the Market , the “S” of North and Blue .

Administration

Administrative status

Bondy is divided into two cantons:

List successive mayors

Twinnings

The town of Bondy is twinned with:

Economy

The districts North of Bondy are classified in Free urban zone.

The city has important a University hospital: Jean Verdier (Avenue of July 14th).

Culture

Bondy has a recognized choral society: Small singing schoolboys of Bondy. Created in 1945 by Roger Tribouilloy, it is made up of sixty girls and boys from 9 to 16 years which occur since years in all France, and takes part sometimes in recordings with professionals of the song.

Bondy obtained in 2004 its second flower by the National council of the Cities and flowered villages of France.

In 2005, Bondy saw being born during the rioting in the suburb the Bondy Blog , a blog created by Swiss journalists then taken again by a local team, and which was going to make flow into the commune of many French and foreign journalists.

Transport

Bondy is crossed of west in is by and the Canal of Ourcq. Connection the SNCF station of Paris-Is - Meaux, the RER, tram (Gare of Bondy). Highway node -.

Bondynois famous

  • Jules Auffret, resistant French, martyr of Chateaubriant, lived in Bondy.
  • Valentine Courrent, born the half on August 16th, 1982, of fray of Rugby to XV formed with the AC Bobigny 93 Rugby, currently evolving/moving with the Stade Toulousain.
  • Muriel Hurtis, born on July 25th, 1979, athlete
  • Guy Moussi, born on January 23rd, 1985, footballer professional
  • Eric Sitruk, born on January 14th, 1978, footballer professional
  • Serge Gakpé, born on May 7th, 1987, footballer professional
  • Patrick Mboma, born on November 15th, 1970, former Cameronian international professional footballer and better striker of the history of the selection, African gold balloon in 2000, arrived at Bondy at old 2 years.

External bonds

  • Official site

  • Bondy on the site of INSEE
  • Bondy on the site of the national geographical Institute
  • Bondy on the site of INSEE

Notes, sources and references

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