Juvisy-sur-Orge
Juvisy-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [ʒyvizi syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ, literally Juvisy on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located 18 km south-east of Paris, a few kilometres south of Orly Airport.
Juvisy-sur-Orge | |
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 The Camille Flammarion Observatory in Juvisy-sur-Orge | |
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Location of Juvisy-sur-Orge | |
  Juvisy-sur-Orge  Juvisy-sur-Orge | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′20″N 2°22′42″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Athis-Mons |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lamia Bensarsa Reda[1] |
| Area 1 | 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,656 |
| • Density | 7,900/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | French: juvisien(ne) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91326 /91260 |
| Elevation | 32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 36 m or 118 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The site of the town has been occupied from ancient times; it is noted in Julius Caesar's book about the Gallic Wars. Centuries later, it became an important place under the French monarchy, as a royal hotel. It would also be used as a post relay, the first one on the road to Fontainebleau. It became a major road and railway junction in the 1840s after its railway station was built in 1840, and after 1893 was the first city surrounding Paris with a bridge crossing the river Seine.
Most of the city was destroyed in April 1944 by an Allied bombing as the city was the only one surrounding Paris that had such a big railway station and had railway lines going to most of France's major cities. It was then rebuilt between 1945 and the 1970s.
The city is today known for Gare de Juvisy, the fourth largest and most-frequented railway station in the Grand Paris.
Geography
Neighboring communes:
The city is located 18 km south from Paris, in the Grand Paris. It has access from the National Road N°.7 (Route nationale 7) and is 10 km north of Évry.
Juvisy-sur-Orge is served by Juvisy station on Paris RER (Réseau express régional, i.e. Regional Express Network) lines C and D.
History
Starting from 1883, Juvisy-sur-Orge is the location of astronomer Camille Flammarion's observatory, which today belongs to the Société astronomique de France. The town is also the site of the 1740 Pyramid erected to memorialize the work of Jean Picard and Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in measuring the Earth's circumference.
It is the burial site of author Raymond Queneau, also now represented by the Bibliothèque-Médiathèque Raymond Queneau.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 12,628 | — |
| 1975 | 13,671 | +1.14% |
| 1982 | 12,305 | −1.49% |
| 1990 | 11,818 | −0.50% |
| 1999 | 11,937 | +0.11% |
| 2007 | 14,153 | +2.15% |
| 2012 | 15,188 | +1.42% |
| 2017 | 16,667 | +1.88% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
- Jean-Jacques Annaud, film director[5]
- Emmanuelle Charpentier, biochemist, discovery CRISPR, Nobel laureate in Chemistry, 2020.
- Christophe, singer[6]
- Amedy Coulibaly, one of three perpetrators in the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks[7]
- Ouparine Djoco, footballer
- Ladji Doucouré, athlete
- Camille Flammarion, astronomer
- Gabrielle Renaudot Flammarion (1877-1962), astronomer.
- Alexandre Prémat, motor racing driver
- Ferdinand Quénisset (1872-1951), astronomer.
- Sophian Rafai, basketball player
- Habib Sissoko, footballer
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- Landru, Philippe (31 December 2008). "JUVISY-SUR-ORGE (91) : ancien cimetière". Landru Cimetieres (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Riggs, Thomas (2001). Contemporary theatre, film, and television. Gale Research Company. p. 6. ISBN 9780787651091.
- "Efemérides de la música popular, 13 de octubre". Efe Eme (in Spanish). 13 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- Birnbaum, Michael (9 January 2015). "Who is kosher market suspect Amedy Coulibaly?". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
