Saclay

Saclay
Commune
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
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Coordinates: 48°43′52″N 2°10′21″E / 48.731°N 2.1724°E / 48.731; 2.1724Coordinates: 48°43′52″N 2°10′21″E / 48.731°N 2.1724°E / 48.731; 2.1724
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Gif-sur-Yvette
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Senot[1]
Area 1	13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	4,098
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91534 /91400
Elevation	108–161 m (354–528 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saclay (French: [sa.klɛ]) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.7 km (11.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It had a population of 3,067 in 2006. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics. Inhabitants of Saclay are known as Saclaysiens.

Transport[]

Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro (RER), or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) to the south of the town center of Saclay.

See also[]

• Communes of the Essonne department
• Plateau de Saclay

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Saclay at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)
• Community blog (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

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