Orly

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.

For other uses, see Orly (disambiguation).

Orly
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Orly
Orly
Paris and inner ring departments
Orly
Orly (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 2°23′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentVal-de-Marne
ArrondissementL'Haÿ-les-Roses
CantonOrly
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christine Janodet
Area
1
6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
23,801
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius".

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]

  • Preschools (écoles maternelles): Cité Jardins, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin, Noyer-Grenot, Paul Eluard, Romain Rolland
  • Elementary schools (écoles élémentaires): Cité Jardins, Centre, Jean Moulin, Joliot-Curie, Marcel Cachin A and B, Paul Eluard A and B, Romain Rolland A and B
  • Junior high schools: Collège Dorval and Collège Desnos
  • One senior high school/sixth-form college: Lycée des métiers Armand Guillaumin

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. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  3. "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.



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