Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay

Coordinates: 48°42′29″N 02°10′33″E / 48.70806°N 2.17583°E / 48.70806; 2.17583

Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (CAPS)
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
No. of communes 27
Established January 1, 2016
Seat Orsay
Government
  President Michel Bournat (UMP)
Area
  Total 186 km2 (72 sq mi)
Population (2014)
  Total 297,993
  Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Website paris-saclay.com

The Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (or CAPS) is an administrative entity in the Essonne département, near Paris. Administrative center: Orsay. It was formed on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay and the Communauté d'agglomération Europ'Essonne.

Geography

Location

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay is located at the north-west of the département of Essonne, on the plateau de Saclay. The altitude is between 47m (154') in Palaiseau and 172m (564') in Gif-sur-Yvette.

Communes

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay consists of the following communes:[1][2]

History

Transport

Transports in the CAPS is managed by Mobicaps.

References

  1. BANATIC, Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 2017-06-28.
  2. INSEE
  3. List of members of Paris Métropole in the official website of the organisation, 18 december 2010.
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