Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay
| 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') in Palaiseau and 172m (564') in Gif-sur-Yvette.
The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay consists of the following communes:
Transports in the CAPS is managed by Mobicaps.
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