Saint-Aubin, Essonne
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Saint-Aubin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Saint-Aubin | |
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Saint-Aubin Town hall | |
 Location of Saint-Aubin | |
  Saint-Aubin Location within France  Saint-Aubin Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′55″N 2°08′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Alexandre Mouret[1] |
Area 1 | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 661 |
| • Density | 185/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91538 /91190 |
| Elevation | 90–164 m (295–538 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Inhabitants of Saint-Aubin are known as Saint-Aubinois.
Research activity
In the neighbourhood of Saclay and Orsay, Saint-Aubin is the home of two sites of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA). The synchrotron SOLEIL, a collaboration between CEA and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), is also located here, south of the village.
