Épinay-sur-Orge
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Longjumeau | |
| Community association | Paris-Saclay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 36-89 m | |
| surface | 4.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,270 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,538 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91360 | |
| INSEE code | 91216 | |
| Website | www.ville-epinay-sur-orge.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Épinay-sur-Orge |
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Epinay-sur-Orge is a French municipality with 11,270 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Palaiseau and the canton Longjumeau .
geography
Épinay-sur-Orge is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Longjumeau in the north and north-west, Savigny-sur-Orge in the north-east and east, Villemoisson-sur-Orge in the south-east, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois in the south, and Villiers-sur-Orge in the Southwest and Ballainvilliers to the west. The Yvette and the Orge flow through the municipality .
history
The finds of numerous silices indicate an early settlement of the area. The Abbey of Saint-Germain kept the village as a property in their books from the 12th century. The Chapel of Saint Roch of Montpellier was built in 1458.
Attractions
- Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles church, built between the 13th and 15th centuries, with a 16th century root Jesse window
- Milestone from the 18th century (registered as a monument historique)
- Chapel of St. Roch and St. Sebastian, built in the 15th century
Community partnerships
Contacts with the Romanian community Vizantea-Livezi have existed since 1991 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 555-560.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Borne de la Première République (n ° 11) in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)