trees mark the landscape and serve as landmarks for urban planning. Twin towns – sister cities Antony maintains close ties with many foreign cities. It was on 18 February 1985 that the first French city to sign a twinning agreement with the Afghan resistance against the Soviet invasion during the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) was signed. It united Antony with Paghman, a district on the outskirts of Kabul but has not been pursued with the new authorities. The René Descartes School of Antony organizes annual exchanges between Antony and its two twin towns: Lexington in the United States and Reinickendorf in Germany. Antony is twinned with: Antelias, Lebanon (2018) Collegno, Italy (1961) Davtashen (Yerevan), Armenia (2015) Eleftheroupoli, Greece (2000) Hammam-Lif, Tunisia (1969) Lewisham, England, United Kingdom (1967) Lexington, United States (1990) Olomouc, Czech Republic (1995) Protvino, Russia Reinickendorf (Berlin), Germany (1966) Sderot, Israel (1984) Demography In 2017 the commune had 62,570 inhabitants. Distribution of Age Groups The population of the town is relatively young. The proportion of people above age 60 (23.2%) is lower than the national rate (25.5%) but above the departmental rate (19.9%). As for the national and departmental proportions, the female population of the commune is higher (52.2%) than the male population. Percentage Distribution of Age Groups in Antony and Hauts-de-Seine Department in 2017 Source: INSEE Economy The town has a branch of the Paris Chamber of Commerce. Incomes of the population and taxation In 2004, 818 households in Antony were liable for the Solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) and the average amount of this tax in Antony was €3,857 per year against €5,683 per year for the national average. The average wealth of Antonians liable for ISF was €1,295,062. In 2008, there were 1,463 households in Antony liable for the Solidarity tax on wealth (ISF) and the average amount of this tax in Antony was €3,634 per year and the average wealth of Antonians liable for ISF was €1,406,852. In 2010 the median household income tax was €42,583, placing Antony at 1456th out of the 31,525 communes in France with more than 39 households. Employment The commune of Antony is part of the employment zone of Paris. The total working population of the commune is 30,758. The rate of employment between 15 and 64 years old is 70.4%. There are 2,793 unemployed. In 2017 Antony had an unemployment rate of 9.1% which was lower than the