Roissy-en-France (colloquially simply called Roissy) is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France in the Val d'Oise department. It is located 20.7 km (12.9 mi). (12.9 miles) from the center of Paris.
One-quarter of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 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. Later renamed Charles de Ga...
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Roissy-en-France (colloquially simply called Roissy) is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France in the Val d'Oise department. It is located 20.7 km (12.9 mi). (12.9 miles) from the center of Paris.
One-quarter of Paris-Charles de Gaulle 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. Later renamed Charles de Gaulle Airport, the airport is still commonly referred to as Roissy Airport in France. The rest of the airport lies on the territory of the commune of Tremblay-en-France and several other communes.
In the name Roissy-en-France, "France" does not refer to the country of France, but it refers to an area (pays) of the historical province called the Île de France, known as the pays de France. Île-de-France was made up of several pays: the pays de France, Parisis, Mantois, Hurepoix, and so on. Pays de France was the fertile plain located immediately...
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