Bondoufle () is a commune in the

Essonne Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.department in

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

in northern

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. It is 27 km from

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

In 1994 the city hosted the Francophonie Games at the

Stade Robert Bobin The Stade Robert Bobin is a multi-purpose stadium in Bondoufle, France. It is used for football matches and is the home stadium of Paris FC (women) Paris FC is a French women's football club based in Viry-Châtillon, a suburb of Paris. The clu ...

, 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 betwee ...

(senior high school/sixth-form college)

Population

Education

See also