Palaiseau

Palaiseau
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Palaiseau
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Lamy
Area1	11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	30,542
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91477 / 91120
Elevation	47–159 m (154–522 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.

Palaiseau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from the center of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.

Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as Palaisiens.

Colleges and universities

ParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with three member institutes: the École Polytechnique (one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France), École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées, and Institut d'optique Graduate School which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay.

Transport

Palaiseau is served by 3 stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to École Polytechnique). The station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B, RER C and also TGV the French high-speed rail ) is located in the nearby town of Massy.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Palaiseau is twinned with:

• Unna, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

Notes

External links

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