Roissy-en-France
Roissy-en-France, colloquially simply called Roissy, is a commune in the northeastern outer suburbs of Paris, France, in the Val-d'Oise department. It is located from the centre of Paris.
One-quarter of Charles de Gaulle Airport is located in the commune, which gave its name to the airport originally. Later renamed, the airport is still commonly referred to as "Roissy" in France. The rest of the airport lies on the territory 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 of Saint-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 RER, Paris Region's express suburban rail system. 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
Blue Line, a charter passenger airline, had 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.