Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (CAPS) | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
No. of communes | 27 |
Established | January 1, 2016 |
Seat | Orsay |
Government | |
• President | Michel Bournat (UMP) |
Area | |
• Total | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 297,993 |
• Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
Website | paris-saclay |
Coordinates: 48°42′29″N 02°10′33″E / 48.70806°N 2.17583°E
The Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (or CAPS) is an administrative entity in the Essonne département, near Paris. Administrative center: Orsay. It was formed on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay and the Communauté d'agglomération Europ'Essonne.
The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay is located at the north-west of the département of Essonne, on the plateau de Saclay. The altitude is between 47m (154.199 ') in Palaiseau and 172m (564.304 ') in Gif-sur-Yvette.
The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay consists of the following communes:
Transports in the CAPS is managed by Mobicaps.