Bondoufle () is a

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in the

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in northern

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. It is 27 km from

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In 1994 the city hosted the Francophonie Games at the

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, which had been built for the occasion.

Population

Inhabitants of Bondoufle are known as ''Bondouflois''.

Education

There are:Ecoles, collège, lycée
" Bondoufle. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. * Four preschools (école maternelle): Malraux, Mauriac, Mermoz, and Saint-Exupery * Four elementary schools: Malraux, Mauriac, Mermoz, and Saint-Exupery * Collège Charles Peguy (junior high school) *

Lycée François Truffaut In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

(senior high school/sixth-form college)

Population

Education

See also