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Roissy-en-France

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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.

Roissy is also the location where the action of the two graphic, sadomasochistic novels Story of O (Histoire d'O), and Retour à Roissy , by Pauline Réage, take place.


07-10-2008 09:35:13
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