Morangis (French: [mɔʁɑ̃ʒis] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18 kilometres from the center of Paris. A portion of Paris Orly Airport is in Morangis.[3]
Morangis | |
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 The town hall in Morangis | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Morangis  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E / 48.7055°N 2.3326°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Savigny-sur-Orge |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Vermillet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 13,211 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91432 /91420 |
| Elevation | 47–100 m (154–328 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
editInhabitants of Morangis are known as Morangissois.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,874 | — |
| 1975 | 8,492 | 3.07% |
| 1982 | 9,416 | 1.49% |
| 1990 | 10,043 | 0.81% |
| 1999 | 10,611 | 0.61% |
| 2007 | 11,511 | 1.02% |
| 2012 | 12,476 | 1.62% |
| 2017 | 13,729 | 1.93% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transport
editThe nearest train station is Chilly-Mazarin station on Paris RER line C. The A6 autoroute passes through the commune and Paris Orly Airport is nearby.
Education
editPublic primary schools include:[5]
- Ecole maternelle Les Acacias (preschool)
- Ecole maternelle Les Hirondelles (preschool)
- Ecole élémentaire Edouard Herriot
- Ecole élémentaire Louis Moreau
- Ecole primaire Nelson Mandela
There is a public junior high school, Collège Michel Vignaud; a public senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Marguerite Yourcenar; and a private school, Ecole privée Saint-Joseph.[5]
Twins cities
edit- Plaidt, in Germany
- Chard, Somerset, in England
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Plan Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine." Morangis. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b "Etablissements scolaires de Morangis." Morangis. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morangis (Essonne).
- Morangis website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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