Morangis, Essonne

Morangis
Commune
The town hall in Morangis

Coat of arms
Morangis
Location within Île-de-France region
Morangis
Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E / 48.7055°N 2.3326°E / 48.7055; 2.3326Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E / 48.7055°N 2.3326°E / 48.7055; 2.3326
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Savigny-sur-Orge
Intercommunality Grand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Pascal Noury
Area1 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 11,577
 • Density 2,400/km2 (6,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 91432 /91420
Elevation 47–100 m (154–328 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Morangis is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18 kilometres from the center of Paris. A portion of Paris Orly Airport is in Morangis.[1]

Inhabitants of Morangis are known as Morangissois.

Transport

Morangis is served by stations on Paris RER line C:

There is also Highway A6 exit and Paris - Orly Airport nearby.

Education

Public primary schools include:[2]

  • Ecole maternelle Les Acacias (preschool)
  • Ecole maternelle Les Hirondelles (preschool)
  • Ecole élémentaire Edouard Herriot
  • Ecole élémentaire Louis Moreau
  • Ecole primaire Nelson Mandela

There is a public junior high school, Collège Michel Vignaud; a public senior high school/sixth-form college, Lycée Marguerite Yourcenar; and a private school, Ecole privée Saint-Joseph.[2]

Twins cities

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Plan Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine.." Morangis. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Etablissements scolaires de Morangis." Morangis. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.


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