Palaiseau (French pronunciation: [palɛzo]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.
Palaiseau | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Palaiseau Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Palaiseau  | |
  Palaiseau  Palaiseau | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′52″N 2°14′45″E / 48.7145°N 2.2457°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Palaiseau |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégoire De Lasteyrie[1] |
Area 1 | 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 34,893 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91477 /91120 |
| Elevation | 47–159 m (154–522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Palaiseau was a royal domain in the 6th century then again in the 18th century on the important road from Chartres to Paris. The population grew from the 19th century with the arrival of the railway connecting the town to Paris. Palaiseau then became a vacation spot, writers such as George Sand, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Péguy built their villas near the stations. A ranking from the newspaper Le Parisien in 2018 ranks Palaiseau as the third town in Essonne where it is good to be a parent.[3]
The town is home to several major French "Grandes écoles" on its territory: the École Polytechnique, the Institut d'optique Graduate School, ENSTA ParisTech, ENSAE ParisTech, the Institut Mines-Télécom, AgroParisTech as well as research centers Onera, Danone, Thales and EDF.
Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as Palaisiens.
Population
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Education
editAs of 2016[update], the primary schools in Palaiseau have 2,770 students. There are 12 public preschools (maternelles) and 10 public elementary schools.[6]
Public secondary schools:[7]
- Junior high schools: Collège César-Franck, Collège Charles-Péguy, Collège Joseph-Bara
- Senior high schools: Lycée professionnel Henri-Poincaré, Lycée Camille Claudel
The Institution Saint-Martin is a private school from preschool to high school.[6]
Colleges and universities
editParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with four member institutes: the École Polytechnique (one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France), École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique, École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées, and Institut d'optique Graduate School which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay. The first three institutes are now grouped together in the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and the last one is a member of the Paris-Saclay University.
Transport
editPalaiseau is served by 3 stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to École Polytechnique). The station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B, RER C and also TGV, the French high-speed rail) is located in the nearby town of Massy.
Twin towns
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ à 12h10, Par Cécile Chevallier Le 23 mai 2018 (2018-05-23). "Palmarès des villes d'Ile-de-France où il fait bon être parent : Orsay mise sur le sport et la culture". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Palaiseau, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "Les établissements scolaires maternels et élémentaires." Palaiseau. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Au collège et au lycée." Palaiseau. Retrieved on September 6, 2016.
- ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2009-10-28.
External links
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Media related to Palaiseau at Wikimedia Commons- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
