Palaiseau

Palaiseau

French commune
nomcommune=Palaiseau


caption=Town hall
map_size=270px
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|43|09|N|2|15|02|E|region:FR-J_type:city(30156)
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne ("sous-préfecture")
arrondissement= Palaiseau
canton=Palaiseau (chief town)
intercomm=CA du Plateau de Saclay
insee=91477
cp=91120
maire=François Lamy
mandat=2008-2014
alt mini=47 m
alt maxi=159 m
km²= 11.51
sans=
31,000
28,965
date-sans=Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=2,693
date-dens=2005|

Palaiseau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located unit length|km|16.9|1 from the center of Paris. Palaiseau is a "sous-préfecture" of the Essonne "département", being the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.

Colleges and universities

ParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with two member institutes: the École Polytechnique, a very prestigious engineering school, and an annex of École nationale supérieure de Techniques Avancées, which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:28965. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:30600.

Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as "Palaisiens".

Transport

Palaiseau is served by 3 stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to the famous "École Polytechnique"). Please note that the station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B and RER C) is actually a station in the town of Massy.

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.ville-palaiseau.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91477 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91477.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon


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