La Croix de Berny: history and sights
Served by: RER B.
Did you know?
Named after the Croix de Berny crossroads at the northern entrance to Antony, marked by a fountain.
Anecdote
On 24 August 1944, General Leclerc's division liberated Antony, the day before entering Paris; fighting took place at the Croix de Berny, near Fresnes prison.
Around La Croix de Berny
- Fontaine de la Croix de Berny, 600 m away — A fountain at Antony's northern entrance that gives its name to the crossroads.
- Parc de Sceaux, 700 m away — A formal French garden designed by André Le Nôtre for Colbert in the 1670s.