Fresnes, Val-de-Marne
Fresnes | |
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The church of Saint-Éloi, in Fresnes | |
Paris and inner ring departments | |
Location of Fresnes | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′18″N 2°19′20″E / 48.755°N 2.3221°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie Chavanon |
Area 1 | 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 29,298 |
| • Density | 8,200/km2 (21,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94034 /94260 |
| Elevation | 45–89 m (148–292 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Fresnes (French pronunciation: [fʁɛn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 11.2 km (7.0 mi) from the center of Paris, next to Antony, Sceaux and Rungis. It is drained by the River Bièvre.
The Fresnes Prison, where Jean Genet was held for a time, is located there. It was, between 1978 and 1981, the only place for executions in France, although no sentence of death was executed in that period. The guillotine maintained for the purpose remains in storage at the prison.