Arrondissement of Palaiseau
The arrondissement of Palaiseau is an arrondissement of France in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 68 communes.[1] Its population is 620,608 (2016), and its area is 484.0 km2 (186.9 sq mi).[2]
Palaiseau | |
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Location within the region Île-de-France | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
No. of communes | 68 |
Subprefecture | Palaiseau |
Area | |
• Total | 484.0 km2 (186.9 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 620,608 |
• Density | 1,282/km2 (3,320/sq mi) |
INSEE code | 913 |
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Palaiseau, and their INSEE codes, are:[1]
- Angervilliers (91017)
- Arpajon (91021)
- Athis-Mons (91027)
- Avrainville (91041)
- Ballainvilliers (91044)
- Bièvres (91064)
- Boullay-les-Troux (91093)
- Brétigny-sur-Orge (91103)
- Breuillet (91105)
- Briis-sous-Forges (91111)
- Bruyères-le-Châtel (91115)
- Bures-sur-Yvette (91122)
- Champlan (91136)
- Cheptainville (91156)
- Chilly-Mazarin (91161)
- Courson-Monteloup (91186)
- Égly (91207)
- Épinay-sur-Orge (91216)
- Fontenay-lès-Briis (91243)
- Forges-les-Bains (91249)
- Gif-sur-Yvette (91272)
- Gometz-la-Ville (91274)
- Gometz-le-Châtel (91275)
- Guibeville (91292)
- Igny (91312)
- Janvry (91319)
- Juvisy-sur-Orge (91326)
- Leudeville (91332)
- Leuville-sur-Orge (91333)
- Limours (91338)
- Linas (91339)
- Longjumeau (91345)
- Longpont-sur-Orge (91347)
- Marcoussis (91363)
- Marolles-en-Hurepoix (91376)
- Massy (91377)
- Les Molières (91411)
- Montlhéry (91425)
- Morangis (91432)
- La Norville (91457)
- Nozay (91458)
- Ollainville (91461)
- Orsay (91471)
- Palaiseau (91477)
- Paray-Vieille-Poste (91479)
- Pecqueuse (91482)
- Le Plessis-Pâté (91494)
- Saclay (91534)
- Saint-Aubin (91538)
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (91549)
- Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (91552)
- Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard (91560)
- Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne (91568)
- Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (91570)
- Saint-Vrain (91579)
- Saulx-les-Chartreux (91587)
- Savigny-sur-Orge (91589)
- Les Ulis (91692)
- Vaugrigneuse (91634)
- Vauhallan (91635)
- Verrières-le-Buisson (91645)
- Villebon-sur-Yvette (91661)
- La Ville-du-Bois (91665)
- Villejust (91666)
- Villemoisson-sur-Orge (91667)
- Villiers-le-Bâcle (91679)
- Villiers-sur-Orge (91685)
- Wissous (91689)
History
The arrondissement of Palaiseau was created in 1962 as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. In 1968 it became part of the new department Essonne.[3] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Essonne, it received three communes from the arrondissement of Étampes.[4]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Palaiseau were, as of January 2015:[5]
- Arpajon
- Athis-Mons
- Bièvres
- Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Chilly-Mazarin
- Gif-sur-Yvette
- Juvisy-sur-Orge
- Limours
- Longjumeau
- Massy-Est
- Massy-Ouest
- Montlhéry
- Orsay
- Palaiseau
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
- Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
- Savigny-sur-Orge
- Les Ulis
- Villebon-sur-Yvette
Sub-prefects
- Jean Dussourd : 1990-1992
References
- "Arrondissement de Palaiseau (913)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
- Historique de l'Essonne
- "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–9. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- "Populations légales 2012" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-28.