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Villiers-sur-Orge

Villiers-sur-Orge
The town hall in Villiers-sur-Orge
The town hall in Villiers-sur-Orge
Coat of arms of Villiers-sur-Orge
Coat of arms
Location of Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge is located in France
Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge is located in Île-de-France (region)
Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge
Coordinates: 48°39′27″N 2°18′00″E / 48.6574°N 2.3001°E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonSainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
IntercommunalityCA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Thérèse Leroux-Lamare
Area
1
1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Population
(Jan. 2017)[1]
4,548
 • Density2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91685 /91700
Elevation37–89 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).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

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