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Longpont-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] (listen), literally Longpont on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Longpont-sur-Orge
Commune
The basilica of Longpont-sur-Orge
Coat of arms
Location of Longpont-sur-Orge
Longpont-sur-Orge
Longpont-sur-Orge
Coordinates: 48°38′33″N 2°17′34″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonBrétigny-sur-Orge
IntercommunalityCA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Lamour[1] (PG)
Area
1
5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
6,375
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91347 /91310
Elevation37–96 m (121–315 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by William and Noma Copley served as a social hub and a central gathering place in the postwar era for a community of Surrealists to reunite after their dispersal during the war. Among the artists who frequented the villa located at 27, rue du Docteur Darier were Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Roland Penrose, Lee Miller, and British architect Maxwell Fry.[3][4]

Brico Dépôt, a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, has its head office in Longpont-sur-Orge.[5][6]


Population


Inhabitants of Longpont-sur-Orge are known as Longipontains in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,825—    
1975 3,220+8.45%
1982 4,120+3.58%
1990 4,807+1.95%
1999 5,843+2.19%
2007 6,609+1.55%
2012 6,585−0.07%
2017 6,338−0.76%
Source: INSEE[7]

Education


The commune has the following primary school groups, or Groups of preschools (maternelles) and elementary schools: Groupe scolaire de Lormoy, Groupe scolaire des Échassons, Groupe scolaire Jean Ferrat (primary only). Two nearby secondary schools, Collège Jean Moulin (junior high school) and Lycée Léonard de Vinci are in nearby Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.[8]


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 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. "Longpont | Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami".
  4. Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, ed. William N. Copley: An American Close to Paris: Longpont-sur-Orge (New York: Osmos, 2018)
  5. "Legal notices Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine." Brico Dépôt. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Propriétaire du site : Brico Dépôt Rue de la Tourelle - 91310 LONGPONT SUR ORGE France."
  6. "Brico Dépôt Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Head office Rue de la Tourelle 91310 Longpont sur Orge France."
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. "Enfance et éducation." Longpont-sur-Orge. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.


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Longpont-sur-Orge ist eine französische Gemeinde mit 6.375 Einwohnern (Stand 1. Januar 2019) im Département Essonne in der Region Île-de-France; sie gehört zum Arrondissement Palaiseau und zum Kanton Brétigny-sur-Orge. Die Stadt liegt am Fluss Orge.
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