Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
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Coordinates: 48°39′27″N 2°18′00″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois |
Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Thérèse Leroux-Lamare |
Area 1 | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 4,548 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91685 /91700 |
Elevation | 37–89 m (121–292 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains.
Sites of interest
- Town hall
- Saint-Claude chapel
Location and transport
As the name suggests Villiers-sur-Orge is situated on the bank of the small river Orge. The Orge separates Villiers-sur-Orge from neighbouring Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.
Villiers-sur-Orge is located in the southern suburbs (banlieue) of Paris, France and can be accessed by car from the Francilienne ring road and the A6 motorway (part of the Autoroute du Soleil). The nearest train station is in neighbouring Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (RER line C).
- Town Hall
- The Orge
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in French) Mayors of Essonne Association
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villiers-sur-Orge. |
- Official website (in French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (in English)
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