Morsang-sur-Orge

Morsang-sur-Orge
The town hall in Morsang-sur-Orge
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°39′42″N 2°20′46″E / 48.6618°N 2.3461°ECoordinates: 48°39′42″N 2°20′46″E / 48.6618°N 2.3461°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Morsang-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Val d'Orge
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marjolaine Rauze
Area^1	4.39 km^2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	21,323
• Density	4,900/km^2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	91434 / 91390
Elevation	36–81 m (118–266 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.

Morsang-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.2 km (13.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants of Morsang-sur-Orge are known as Morsaintois.

Transport

Morsang-sur-Orge is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Morsang-sur-Orge is Savigny-sur-Orge station, which is approximately a 22 minute train journey from the center of Paris on the Paris RER line . This station is located in the neighboring commune of Savigny-sur-Orge, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) from the town center of Morsang-sur-Orge.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

• Media related to Morsang-sur-Orge at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)