Athis-Mons

Athis-Mons
Athis-Mons
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Athis-Mons
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Athis-Mons
Intercommunality	Portes de l'Essonne
Mayor	François Garcia (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
Land area1	8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population2	30,858  (20056)
- Density	3,605 /km2 (9,340 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91027/ 91200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Athis-Mons (French pronunciation: ​[a.tis'mɔ̃s]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants are called Athégiens.

A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons.

History

Athis-Mons was formed in 1817 by joining two villages, Athis (along the Seine) and Mons (on the adjacent plateau). Nowadays the lower area of the commune is commonly called Athis-Val.

Geography

Athis-Mons is located at the confluence of Orge and Seine rivers, and at the southern edge of the international airport of Orly.

Administration

The canton of Athis-Mons has 2 communes (the other is Paray-Vieille-Poste) and 36,615 inhabitants. Athis-Mons is a twin town of Ballina in Ireland.

Transport

Athis-Mons is served by Athis-Mons station on Paris RER line C.

Twin towns

• Ballina, Republic of Ireland
• Filingué, Niger
• Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
• Sinaia, Romania
• Sora, Italy

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)