Saclay
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Saclay (French: [saklɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.7 km (11.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
 Location of Saclay | |
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| Coordinates: 48°43′52″N 2°10′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Senot[1] |
Area 1 | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,437 |
| • Density | 325.1/km2 (841.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91534 /91400 |
| Elevation | 108–161 m (354–528 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,991 | — |
| 1975 | 2,037 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 1,865 | −1.25% |
| 1990 | 2,894 | +5.65% |
| 1999 | 2,883 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,013 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 3,637 | +3.84% |
| 2017 | 4,029 | +2.07% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Saclay are known as Saclaysiens in French.
Transport
Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, or suburban rail network (RER). The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) to the south of the town center of Saclay.
