Villiers-sur-Orge
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The town hall in Villiers-sur-Orge
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 48°39′27″N 2°18′00″E / 48.6574°N 2.3001°ECoordinates: 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 | Longjumeau | |
| Intercommunality | Val d'Orge | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thérèse Leroux-Lamare | |
| Area1 | 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,953 | |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91685 / 91700 | |
| Elevation | 37–89 m (121–292 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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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 is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains.
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
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