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Orsay

Tourism, holidays & weekends guide in the Essonne

Name of inhabitants: Orcéens

Area: 779 hectares

Population: 16 300 inhabitants

City millennium marked by prominent figures such as the earls of Orsay, builders of the Quai d'Orsay in Paris, General Moreau, the Dandy of Orsay, Charles Péguy, the Nobel laureate Pierre et Marie Curie, Frederic Joliot and Irene Curie, Alfred Kastler, Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Orsay is ideally located 25 km south-west of Paris, into the verdant valley of Chevreuse. Cradle of Tourist pluricommunal she enjoys a privileged location. Hall of Fame has been built in 1801 to celebrate the end of the revolutionary wars.

It is served since 1854 by a railroad, now the RER B line, which leads to the airport Roissy Charles de Gaulle via Paris. An extensive road network allows visitors quick access.

Orsay integrates its territory important campus of the Faculty of Sciences of the University Paris-Sud with its 27 000 students, teachers and researchers. Populated by rare plant species, the park is now ranked Park Botanical France. The ALICE particle accelerator used by the team Juliot Frederic and Irene Curie, is a monument near the proton therapy center where they treat cancers of the retina.

The proximity of an exceptional scientific environment earned him worldwide fame. Community life, arts and culture is intense, with the National School of music and dance, the history committee of local and surrounding Orsay (CHLOE), the Cultural Center of Greater Bouvêche and Space Jacques -Tati.

Geographical information

MunicipalityOrsay
Postcode91400
Tourism label
Latitude48.6971610 (N 48° 41’ 50”)
Longitude2.1896170 (E 2° 11’ 23”)
AltitudeFrom 51m to 160m
Surface area7.97 km²
Population15890 inhabitants
Density1993 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureEvry (27 km, 21 min)
Insee code91471
IntercommunalityCA Communauté Paris-Saclay
DepartmentEssonne
RegionIle-de-France

Nearest cities & towns

Bures-sur-Yvette2.3 km (6 min)
Palaiseau5.4 km (12 min)
Gif-sur-Yvette5.4 km (11 min)
Gometz-le-Châtel5.8 km (12 min)
Villebon-sur-Yvette6.2 km (10 min)
Gometz-la-Ville6.5 km (13 min)
Saint-Aubin6.6 km (11 min)
Les Ulis6.9 km (10 min)
Villejust8.2 km (10 min)
Vauhallan8.3 km (10 min)
Nozay8.4 km (14 min)
Villiers-le-Bâcle8.7 km (11 min)
Marcoussis9 km (14 min)
Saclay9 km (10 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Information points
Monuments
Performance halls
Transport

Events and festivities

A program of outings, visits, excursions is offered each quarter by the Office of Tourism Valley of Chevreuse in Essonne.

Weather

Thursday 28 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 11°C
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Friday 29 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 14°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Dramatised walk: Enchanting paths
Culture and education25 € Jouy-en-Josas (7.1 km)
Visit to the Domaine de Dampierre-en-Yvelines
Culture and education10 € Dampierre-en-Yvelines (14.5 km)
Helicopter Flight over Paris and Versailles
Entertainment399 € Paris (16.3 km)
Guided backstage tour of the Roland-Garros Stadium
Culture and education16 € Paris (17.2 km)
Tickets to the Montparnasse Tower (56th floor) – 360° views of Paris
Entertainment19 € Paris (18.8 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
Paris illuminations
Car itineraryEasy2:00Paris (21 km)
The Impressionist Seine, from Careers to Croissy-sur-Seine
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy1:30Chatou (22 km)
Beaumont Star Trail
HikeEasy35 minSaint-Germain-en-Laye (25 km)
Cave Art Path
HikeEasy1:30Le Vaudoué (45 km)
The greenway with canoeing nature Anet
HikeEasy4:15Oulins (57 km)

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