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Encyclopedia > Roissy

Roissy-en-France, or simply Roissy, is a commune of the Val-d'Oise département, near Paris, France. (In this name, "France" refers to the medieval acception of the name, that is, the feudal domain of the Kings of France around Paris; see Île-de-France.)

Population: 2,517
Area: 14.09 km²
Altitude: 95 m

France's main airport, Charles de Gaulle International Airport, is located near Roissy and is therefore commonly referred to as Roissy Airport.


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Roissy-en-France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (381 words)
One-quarter of Charles de Gaulle International Airport (France's main airport), but none of the terminals, are located on the territory of the commune of Roissy-en-France, which gave its original name to the airport.
This station is located inside Charles de Gaulle International Airport, on the part of the airport belonging to the commune of Tremblay-en-France, 3 km.(1.9 miles) from the town center of Roissy-en-France.
Roissy is the location where the action of the two explicit, sadomasochistic novels Story of O (Histoire d'O), and Retour à Roissy, by Pauline Réage, take place.
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