Villiers-sur-Orge
Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Villiers-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [vilje syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ, literally Villiers on Orge) is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
Villiers-sur-Orge | |
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 The town hall in Villiers-sur-Orge | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villiers-sur-Orge  | |
  Villiers-sur-Orge  Villiers-sur-Orge | |
| Coordinates: 48°39′27″N 2°18′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Fraysse[1] |
Area 1 | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 4,576 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91685 /91700 |
| Elevation | 37–89 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. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,012 | — |
| 1975 | 2,455 | +2.88% |
| 1982 | 3,298 | +4.31% |
| 1990 | 3,704 | +1.46% |
| 1999 | 3,753 | +0.15% |
| 2007 | 3,917 | +0.54% |
| 2012 | 3,911 | −0.03% |
| 2017 | 4,548 | +3.06% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains in French.
- Town hall
- Saint-Claude chapel
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).
Town Hall
The Orge
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