title: Boussy-Saint-Antoine
text: # Boussy-Saint-Antoine
  
  Boussy-Saint-Antoine (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
  
  The town has close connections with the Dutch village Aagtdorp and the Canadian city of Halifax.
  
  ## Population
  
  Inhabitants of Boussy-Saint-Antoine are known as Buxaciens in French.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Paul Cottin, French archivist
  