Villiers-sur-Orge
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Villiers-sur-Orge | |
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Coordinates: 48°39′27″N 2°18′00″E / 48.6574°N 2.3001°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois |
Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Fraysse[1] |
Area 1 | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 4,584 |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/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. |
Villiers-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [vilje syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ, literally Villiers on Orge) is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,012 | — |
1975 | 2,455 | +2.88% |
1982 | 3,298 | +4.31% |
1990 | 3,704 | +1.46% |
1999 | 3,753 | +0.15% |
2007 | 3,917 | +0.54% |
2012 | 3,911 | −0.03% |
2017 | 4,548 | +3.06% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains in French.
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).
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Town Hall
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The Orge
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villiers-sur-Orge.
- Official website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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