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Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brétigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [bʁetiɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Brétigny on Orge) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the city center.
Brétigny-sur-Orge | |
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![]() The residential zone of La Fontaine and the eponymous castle in the background. | |
![]() Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Coordinates: 48°36′41″N 2°18′21″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Brétigny-sur-Orge |
Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Méary[1] |
Area 1 | 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 27,106 |
• Density | 1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91103 /91220 |
Elevation | 41–97 m (135–318 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The name of the settlement is attested as Britiniacum in 1146, as Bretigniacum in 1548, and subsequently[when?] as Breteigny.
The origins of Brétigny start in the era of Roman Gaul. The etymology comes from the Latin britiniacum, which means "property of the Breton". The name certifies that this territory was during that period dedicated to a Breton, coming from (Great) Britain, during the period of Briton migration (6th century). Brétigny afterwards belonged to the royal estate of the Merovingian kings (from the 5th century until the 8th century).
At the time of the creation of the commune, the city name was spelled without any accent. This accent was added in 1801, and the name of the river ("on Orge") was added in 1898.
Brétigny-sur-Orge has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Brétigny-sur-Orge is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 628.9 mm (24.76 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Brétigny-sur-Orge was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.8 °C (−1.8 °F) on 16 January 1985.
Climate data for Brétigny-sur-Orge (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
42.0 (107.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.3 (86.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
42.0 (107.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
7.6 (45.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
8.2 (46.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −18.8 (−1.8) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
1.4 (34.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.2 (1.90) |
44.9 (1.77) |
45.0 (1.77) |
44.6 (1.76) |
61.4 (2.42) |
55.6 (2.19) |
53.1 (2.09) |
57.7 (2.27) |
48.6 (1.91) |
52.6 (2.07) |
54.5 (2.15) |
62.7 (2.47) |
628.9 (24.76) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 109.5 |
Source: Météo-France[3] |
It is served by Brétigny station on Paris RER line C.
On 12 July 2013 an intercity train derailed shortly after 17.00, killing 7 people.[4][5]
Inhabitants of Brétigny-sur-Orge are known as Brétignolais.
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)[7] |
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