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Orsay
Sign in to saveOrsay () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
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Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department within the Île-de-France region of France. It serves as the capital of the canton of Orsay and is located in the arrondissement of Palaiseau. The municipality borders Saclay, Les Ulis, Bures-sur-Yvette, and Gif-sur-Yvette. Its official postal code is 91400, and it operates within the Europe/Paris timezone.
The area of Orsay is 7.97 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 17,011 residents and another citing 17,817. The male population is recorded as 8,310, while the female population is 8,111. Elevation data differs across records, with values of 160, 88, and 75 meters above sea level. The town is twinned with Kempen, Dogondoutchi, and Vila Nova de Paiva.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orsay
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 17,817
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Orsay
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- MairieOrsay.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Town hall
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Orsay (Essonne).svg
- French commune.adjustable map
- Orsay_map.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
- French commune.arrondissement
- Palaiseau
- French commune.canton
- Palaiseau
- French commune.INSEE
- 91471
- French commune.postal code
- 91400
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Paris-Saclay
- French commune.mayor
- Rémi Darmon
- French commune.term
- 2024–2026
- French commune.area km2
- 7.97
- French commune.elevation m
- 90
- French commune.elevation min m
- 51
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Orsay
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Palaiseau
- Population
- 16498
- Area
- 7.97
- Elevation
- 113
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Orsay
- Shares border with
- Villebon-sur-Yvette
- Official website
- www.mairie-orsay.fr
- Image
- MairieOrsay.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Orsay (Essonne)
- twinned administrative body
- Vila Nova de Paiva
- Commons category
- Orsay (Essonne)
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Orsay
- postal code
- 91400
- associated electoral district
- canton of Palaiseau
- male population
- 8310
- female population
- 8111
- social media followers
- 1866
- P8168
- Pearl Harbor
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.mairie-orsay.fr/formulaire-contact
- phone number
- +33-1-60-92-80-00
- P12749
- Leonid Govorov
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Education
- Higher education
- Transport
- Neighbourhoods of Orsay
- Nearby towns
- Places of worship
- Civil heritage
- Forested areas
- Architecture
- Notable residents
- References
- External links
Orsay () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
A fortified location of the Chevreuse valley since the 8th century and agricultural domain of wealthy and influential people, the development of Orsay is marked by the introduction of a railroad in the second half of the 18th century (today the RER B of which two stations are located in Orsay) and donations which allow the construction of a hospital still active to this day.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Orsay” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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