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Bondoufle

Commune in Île-de-France, France

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Bondoufle (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃dufl] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 27 km from Paris.

In 1994 the city hosted the Francophonie Games at the Stade Robert Bobin, which had been built for the occasion.

01Population

Inhabitants of Bondoufle are known as Bondouflois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 285,     
1975 2,097+32.99%
1982 8,120+21.34%
1990 7,719−0.63%
1999 9,129+1.88%
2007 9,451+0.43%
2012 9,152−0.64%
2017 9,538+0.83%
2023 10,767+2.04%
Source: INSEE
The Robert Bobin stadium.
The Robert Bobin stadium.

02Education

There are:

  • 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 (senior high school/sixth-form college)
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