Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay

Coordinates: 48°42′29″N 02°10′33″E / 48.70806°N 2.17583°E / 48.70806; 2.17583

Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (CAPS)
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
No. of communes	27
Established	January 1, 2016
Seat	Orsay
Government
• President	Michel Bournat (UMP)
Area
• Total	186 km2 (72 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	297,993
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Website	paris-saclay.com

The Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (or CAPS) is an administrative entity in the Essonne département, near Paris. Administrative center: Orsay. It was formed on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay and the Communauté d'agglomération Europ'Essonne.

Geography

Location

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay is located at the north-west of the département of Essonne, on the plateau de Saclay. The altitude is between 47m (154') in Palaiseau and 172m (564') in Gif-sur-Yvette.

Communes

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay consists of the following communes:^[1][2]

History

• At first, the syndicat intercommunal du plateau de Saclay (SIPS) was founded in 1988.
• The 6 December 1991, it became the district du plateau de Saclay (DIPS).
• It became a Communauté de communes then, in 2002, a Communauté d'agglomération.
• Before, communes of Bièvres in Essonne, Buc, Châteaufort, Jouy-en-Josas and Les Loges-en-Josas in Yvelines was in the district.
• In 2004, Gometz-le-Châtel integrates the CAPS.
• In 2010, the CAPS adheres at the syndicat mixte Paris Métropole.^[3]

Transport

Transports in the CAPS is managed by Mobicaps.

References

External links

• Official Website of the CAPS