Saclay

Saclay
region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Gif-sur-Yvette
Community association	Paris-Saclay
Coordinates	48 ° 44 ' N , 2 ° 10' E Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ' N , 2 ° 10' E
height	108-161 m
surface	13.65 km 2
Residents	4,029 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	295 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	91400
INSEE code	91534
Website	http://www.saclay.fr/
	; town hall

Saclay is a French commune 18.6 kilometers southwest of Paris in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region in France . The place has 4029 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and is located in an agricultural area on a plateau of the same name. The water reservoir in the area was used to supply the pools in the park of the Palace of Versailles .

The inhabitants are called Saclaysiens .

Saint Germain Church

traffic

Saclay has no direct rail or metro connection. The next station that can be reached by RER is Le Guichet in Orsay , 3.2 kilometers south of the center of Saclay (with RER B line ), or Vauboyen station in Jouy-en-Josas to the north ( RER C line ).

Research cluster

In Saclay there is a research center of the French Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA ² ) founded in 1945 for nuclear and elementary particle physics, nuclear technology, but also biology and materials research, with around 6000 permanent employees, including 5000 scientists (2008) .

A science and technology center with universities, private and state laboratories and residential areas as well as a TGV station is under construction (as of 2016) .