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Saint-Aubin, Essonne

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Saint-Aubin
The synchrotron SOLEIL
The synchrotron SOLEIL
Location of Saint-Aubin
Map
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonBièvres
IntercommunalityPlateau de Saclay
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Gaëtan De Guillebon
Area
1
3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
666
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91538 /91190
Elevation90–164 m (295–538 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Aubin is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Inhabitants of Saint-Aubin are known as Saint-Aubinois.

Research activity

In the neighbourhood of Saclay and Orsay, Saint-Aubin is the home of two sites of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA). The synchrotron SOLEIL, a collaboration between CEA and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), is also located here, south of the village.

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