Villiers-sur-Orge
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Commune of Villiers-sur-Orge |
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| Administration | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Longjumeau | |
| Intercommunality | CA du Val d'Orge | |
| Mayor | Thérèse Leroux-Lamare (2008-2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 37 m–89 m | |
| Land area¹ | 1.78 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
3,753 | |
| - Density | 2,108/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 91685/ 91700 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Villiers-sur-Orge is a commune and the chief town of a canton of the Essonne département, in suburban Paris (Île-de-France) in France.
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[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 3,753. The estimate for 2006 was 3,804.
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains.
[edit] Sites of interest
- Town hall
- Saint-Claude chapel
- Stade Christophe-Lavallade
- Childhood centre
[edit] Transport
By car:
- From the Francilienne: exit at Linas-Montlhéry interchange, FR N-20 at the Villiers-sur-Orge exit
- From Paris: A6-FR N-20, exit at the Villiers-sur-Orne interchange (27 km from Paris).
By train:
- Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois station, and then bus DM06, (pronunciation: deh-ehm)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villiers-sur-Orge.- Official website (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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