Villiers-sur-Orge
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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 / 48.6574°N 2.3001°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 (2023)[2] | 4,545 |
| • Density | 2,550/km2 (6,610/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Villiérains |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91685 /91700 |
| Elevation | 37–89 m (121–292 ft) |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villiers-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [vilje syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ; lit. 'Villiers-on-Orge') is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne department, Île-de-France region, France.
| 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% |
| 2023 | 4,545 | −0.01% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains in French.
Sites of interest
- Town hall
- Saint-Claude chapel
Location and transport
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
