Fontenay-aux-Roses
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Fontenay-aux-Roses (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ o ʁoz] ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 8.6 km (5.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
In 1880, a higher education institution for women, the École normale supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses, was founded with the primary goal of preparing women to become teachers. It became a mixed school in 1986, and was relocated to Lyon in 2000.
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