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Orly
The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly
The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly
Coat of arms of Orly
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Orly
Map
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementCréteil
CantonOrly
Government
 • MayorChristine Janodet
Area
1
6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2007[1])
21,372
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
94054 /94310
Elevation59 m (194 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the center of Paris.

The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius".

Paris-Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the commune of Orly,[2] which gave its name to the airport.

Transport

Orly is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Saules and Orly – Ville.

Education

Schools in Orly:[3]

  • Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cité Jardins, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin, Noyer-Grenot, Paul Eluard, Romain Rolland
  • Elementary schools (écoles élémentaires): Cité Jardins, Centre, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin A and B, Paul Eluard A and B, Romain Rolland A and B
  • Junior high schools: Collège Dorval and Collège Desnos
  • One senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée des métiers Armand Guillaumin

Lycée Guillaume Apollinaire, a senior high/sixth-form in Thiais; and Lycée Georges Brassens, a senior high/sixth-form in Villeneuve-le-Roi, are nearby.[3]

Personalities

See also

References

  1. ^ "Insee - Populations légales 2007 - 94054-Orly". Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  2. ^ "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. ^ a b "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.