Orly

For other uses, see Orly (disambiguation).
Orly

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°E / 48.7439; 2.3928Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 2°23′34″E / 48.7439°N 2.3928°E / 48.7439; 2.3928
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Val-de-Marne
Arrondissement Créteil
Canton Orly
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

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]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Insee - Populations légales 2007 - 94054-Orly". Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. 1 2 "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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