Saclay

Saclay
The town hall in Saclay
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Bièvres
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Page
Area1	13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	3,067
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91534 / 91400
Elevation	108–161 m (354–528 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 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.

Saclay (pronounced: [sa.klɛ]) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.7 km (11.6 mi) from the center of Paris.

It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.

Inhabitants of Saclay are known as Saclaysiens.

Church Saint-Germain

Transport

Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, |RER]], or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) to the south of the town center of Saclay.

Another station in the vicinity of Saclay is Vauboyen station on Paris RER line C, which is located in the neighboring commune of Jouy-en-Josas, near the northern border of the commune of Saclay. It is twinned with Ballincollig Co.Cork in Ireland

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department
• Plateau de Saclay

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

• Official website (French)
• Community blog (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)