Villiers-sur-Orge | |
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 The town hall in Villiers-sur-Orge | |
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  Villiers-sur-Orge  Villiers-sur-Orge | |
| 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 -
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
- Official website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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