Orly
| Orly | ||
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| Commune | ||
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The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly | ||
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 Paris and inner ring departments | ||
| Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 2°23′34″E / 48.7439°N 2.3928°ECoordinates: 48°44′38″N 2°23′34″E / 48.7439°N 2.3928°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Val-de-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Créteil | |
| Canton | Orly | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Christine Janodet | |
| Area1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007[1])2 | 21,372 | |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 94054 /94310 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the center of Paris.
The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius".
Paris-Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the commune of Orly,[2] which gave its name to the airport.
Transport
Orly is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Saules and Orly – Ville.
Education
Schools in Orly:[3]
- Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cité Jardins, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin, Noyer-Grenot, Paul Eluard, Romain Rolland
- Elementary schools (écoles élémentaires): Cité Jardins, Centre, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin A and B, Paul Eluard A and B, Romain Rolland A and B
- Junior high schools: Collège Dorval and Collège Desnos
- One senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée des métiers Armand Guillaumin
Lycée Guillaume Apollinaire, a senior high/sixth-form in Thiais; and Lycée Georges Brassens, a senior high/sixth-form in Villeneuve-le-Roi, are nearby.[3]
Personalities
- Kery James, rapper
- Dry, rapper
See also
References
- ↑ "Insee - Populations légales 2007 - 94054-Orly". Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- 1 2 "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
External links
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- Orly city council website (in French)
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