Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (, literally ''Saint-Michel on
Orge'') is a
commune in the
Essonne
Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.[département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...]
'' of France. It is in the southern suburbs of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...
, from the
center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge are known as ''Saint-Michellois''.
Transport
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is served by
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge station on Paris
RER line C. The 401 bus line connects Saint-Michel-sur-Orge to
Évry, the capital of the department.
Population
Education
There are eight primary schools in the commune.
Secondary schools:
Etablissements secondaires
" Saint-Michel-sur-Orge. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.
* Collège Jean Moulin
Jean Pierre Moulin (; 20 June 1899 – 8 July 1943) was a French civil servant and French Resistance, resistant who served as the first President of the National Council of the Resistance during World War II from 27 May 1943 until his death less ...
and Collège Nicolas Boileau (junior high schools)
* Lycée Léonard de Vinci (senior high)
See also
* Communes of the Essonne department
References
External links
*
Official website
*
Mayors of Essonne Association
Communes of Essonne
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