Morangis, Essonne

Morangis
Commune
The town hall in Morangis
The town hall in Morangis
Coat of arms of Morangis
Coat of arms
Location of Morangis
Map
Morangis is located in France
Morangis
Morangis
Morangis is located in Île-de-France (region)
Morangis
Morangis
Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E / 48.7055°N 2.3326°E / 48.7055; 2.3326
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonSavigny-sur-Orge
IntercommunalityGrand Paris
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Brigitte Vermillet[1]
Area
1
4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
13,211
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91432 /91420
Elevation47–100 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.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,874—    
1975 8,492+3.07%
1982 9,416+1.49%
1990 10,043+0.81%
1999 10,611+0.61%
2007 11,511+1.02%
2012 12,476+1.62%
2017 13,729+1.93%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Plan Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine." Morangis. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b "Etablissements scolaires de Morangis." Morangis. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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