Leuville-sur-Orge

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Coordinates: 48°37′03″N 2°15′57″E / 48.6175, 2.26583

Administration
Commune of Leuville-sur-Orge
Location

Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Arpajon
Intercommunality	CA du Val d'Orge
Mayor	Daniel Esprin (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	42 m–92 m (avg. 35 m)
Land area^¹	2.49 km²
Population^² (1999)	3,761
- Density	1,510/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	91333/ 91310
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Leuville-sur-Orge is a small French town, 25km south of Paris, France. It is situated in the Essonne department of the Île-de-France region.

1 Geography
2 History
3 Demographics
4 Twin towns
5 See also
6 References
- 6.1 Notes
7 External links

[edit] Geography

Situated 25km south of Paris. Neighbouring towns: Linas, Longpont-sur-Orge, Brétigny-sur-Orge, and Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon. It is served by the RN20 and A104 motorways.

[edit] History

In the middle ages, Leuville-sur-Orge belonged to the fiefdom of Montlhéry. The Leuvillois took part in feudal wars on behalf of the fiefdom of Montlhéry and the abbey of Longpont. During the famous battle of Montlhéry (July 13, 1465) between Louis XI and Charles le Téméraire, the population of Leuville (approximately 50) was halved.

During the 16th century the village belonged to the Olivier de Leuville family who built a castle. The castle now no longer exists nor do any remains. The castle (that can be seen today) of Leuville dates back to the 18th century.

During the French revolution (1789–1799), Leuville served as a refuge for Lacépède, protegé of Buffon and a knowledgeable botanist, whilst fleeing the reign of terror in Paris.

More recently in 1922, it was a refuge of the then exiled Georgian prime minister Noe Zhordania and his government-in-exile who settled there.^[1]

Leuville used to be a farming community which supplied Paris with agricultural produce. This was helped by it’s location on the «Voie Royale», a major road connecting Orléans and Paris which gave easy access to the nation’s capital. Produce was originally transported by foot, then by cart, and eventually by train, thanks to the famous Arpajonnais railroad. The main agricultural produce of the town were potatoes, pumpkins and wine.