Roissy-en-France is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France, in the Val-d'Oisedepartment. It is located from the centre of Paris. In 2017, it had a population of 2,883. One-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport but none of its terminals is located in the commune of Roissy-en-France, which gave its original name to the airport. Later renamed, 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.
Name
In the name Roissy-en-France, France refers not to the country of France but to an area of the historical province of Île-de-France. Île-de-France was made up of several pays, most notably Pays de France and Hurepoix. Pays de France was the fertile plain located immediately north of the City of Paris, with the city ofSaint-Denis at its centre. Pays de France is now almost entirely built up and is covered by the northern suburbs of Paris. Pays de France is also known as "Parisis" and as the plaine de France, and its name still appears in the name of some communes in the northern suburbs of Paris, such as Roissy-en-France.
Transport
Roissy-en-France is not served by Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Roissy-en-France is Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 1 station on line B of the Paris Region's express suburban rail system, the RER. This station is located inside the airport, on the part of the airport belonging to the commune of Tremblay-en-France, from the town center of Roissy-en-France.
Economy
, a charter passenger airline, has its head office in Building B of Paris Nord 2, Parc des Lumières in Roissy-en-France. Air France's head office is located in the Roissypôle complex on the grounds of Charles de Gaulle Airport and in Tremblay-en-France, near Roissy-en-France.
Education
The community has two schools, école maternelle Saint-Exupéry and école élémentaire Jean Mermoz.
Literary reference
Roissy is the location where the action of the two explicit sadomasochistic novels Story of O, and its sequel Retour à Roissy by Pauline Réage take place.
