Villiers-sur-Orge
Appearance
Villiers-sur-Orge | |
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![]() The town hall in 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 (2008–2014) | Thérèse Leroux-Lamare |
Area 1 | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 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 is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
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).
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Town Hall
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The Orge
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- INSEE
- (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)