Saclay

Saclay

French commune
nomcommune=Saclay
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|43|54|N|2|10|27|E|region:FR_type:city_source:enwiki-GNS
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Palaiseau
canton=Bièvres
intercomm=CA du Plateau de Saclay
insee=91534
cp=91400
maire=Christian Page
mandat=2008-2014
alt moy=147 m
alt mini=108 m
alt maxi=161 m
km²=13.65
sans=2,883
sans=2,883
date-sans=1999
dens=211
date-dens=1999|

Saclay is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located unit length|km|18.7|1 from the center of Paris.

It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:2883. The estimate for 2007 was formatnum:3013.

Inhabitants of Saclay are known as "Saclaysiens".

Transport

Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, 3.2 km.(2 miles) to the south of the town center of Saclay.

Another station in the vicinity of Saclay is Vauboyen station on Paris RER line C, which is located in the neighboring commune of Jouy-en-Josas, near the northern border of the commune of Saclay.

ee also

*Communes of the Essonne department

References

* [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.saclay.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91534 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91534.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon


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