Fontenay-sous-Bois

History

In 1929, the commune of Fontenay-sous-Bois lost more than a third of its territory when the city of Paris annexed the Bois de Vincennes, a large part of which belonged to Fontenay-sous-Bois. Due to the large number of natural springs in the area, fountains were established. These included (i) The Carreaux fountain which was erected at the corner of rue André-Laurent and avenue de la République in 1793 (ii) The Rosettes fountain which was originally located at avenue de la République and rue du Ruisseau but was moved a number of times and (iii) The fountain of the Old Place d'Armes (place du Général-Leclerc) removed around 1862 and reinstalled in 2002 during the redevelopment of the square. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1973.