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.
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 The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Orly | |
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Location of Orly 
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  Orly Paris and inner ring departments  Orly Orly (Île-de-France (region)) | |
| Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 2°23′34″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | L'Haÿ-les-Roses |
| Canton | Orly |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christine Janodet |
| Area 1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 23,801 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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
- Kery James, rapper
- Dry, rapper
- Jean Fernand, an impressionist painter
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Plan d'Orly" (PDF). Mairie-Orly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- "Etablissements scolaires." Orly. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
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- Orly city council website (in French)
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