Fleury-Mérogis
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Fleury-Mérogis (French pronunciation: [flœʁi meʁɔʒis] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The commune has the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France's and Europe's largest prison.
Fleury-Mérogis | |
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The town hall of Fleury-Mérogis | |
 Location of Fleury-Mérogis | |
  Fleury-Mérogis Location within France  Fleury-Mérogis Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 2°21′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Ris-Orangis |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur d'Essonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Corzani[1] |
Area 1 | 6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,721 |
| • Density | 2,110/km2 (5,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91235 /91700 |
| Elevation | 76–101 m (249–331 ft) (avg. 94 m or 308 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
Inhabitants of Fleury-Mérogis are known as Floriacumois in French.
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Education
The commune has three groups of preschools (écoles maternelles) and elementary schools: Robert-Desnos, Paul-Langevin, and Joliot-Curie.[4]
Gallery
Map indicating Fleury-Mérogis in Essonne
