Orly

Orly (French pronunciation: [ɔʁli] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, Île-de-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
The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly
Coat of arms of Orly
Coat of arms
Paris and inner ring departments
Paris and inner ring departments
Location of Orly
Orly is located in France
Orly
Orly
Orly is located in Île-de-France (region)
Orly
Orly
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[1]
Area
1
6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
24,361
 • Density3,600/km2 (9,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Orlysien, Orlysienne
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,[3] which gave its name to the airport.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 441—    
1800 508+2.04%
1806 650+4.19%
1821 511−1.59%
1831 553+0.79%
1836 558+0.18%
1841 581+0.81%
1846 542−1.38%
1851 570+1.01%
1856 588+0.62%
1861 659+2.31%
1866 755+2.76%
1872 704−1.16%
1876 689−0.54%
1881 666−0.68%
1886 818+4.20%
1891 839+0.51%
1896 882+1.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 856−0.60%
1906 817−0.93%
1911 893+1.79%
1921 1,381+4.46%
1926 3,691+21.73%
1931 5,414+7.96%
1936 6,132+2.52%
1946 6,017−0.19%
1954 7,624+3.00%
1962 17,637+11.05%
1968 30,197+9.38%
1975 26,104−2.06%
1982 23,766−1.33%
1990 21,646−1.16%
1999 20,470−0.62%
2007 21,117+0.39%
2012 21,628+0.48%
2017 23,801+1.93%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Transport

Orly is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Saules and Orly-Ville.

Education

Schools in Orly:[6]

  • 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.[6]

Personalities

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Orly, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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