Morangis, Essonne
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Location of Morangis | |
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| Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E / 48.7055°N 2.3326°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Savigny-sur-Orge |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Vermillet[1] |
Area 1 | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 14,129 |
| • Density | 2,940/km2 (7,620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Morangis (French: [mɔʁɑ̃ʒis] ⓘ) 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.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Morangis are known as Morangissois in French.
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Transport
The nearest train station is Chilly-Mazarin station on Paris RER line C. The A6 autoroute passes through the commune and Paris Orly Airport is nearby.
Education
Public primary schools include:[5]
- 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.[5]
Twins cities
- Plaidt, in Germany
- Chard, Somerset, in England
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ "Plan Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine." Morangis. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
- ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ^ a b "Etablissements scolaires de Morangis." Morangis. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Morangis (Essonne).
- Morangis website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
