Morangis (French: [mɔʁɑ̃ʒis] (
listen)) 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]
Morangis | |
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Commune | |
The town hall in Morangis | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Morangis ![]() | |
Morangis Morangis | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′20″N 2°19′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Savigny-sur-Orge |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Brigitte Vermillet[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) |
| Population | 13,424 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91432 /91420 |
| Elevation | 47–100 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. | |
Inhabitants of Morangis are known as Morangissois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
The nearest train station is Chilly-Mazarin station on Paris RER line C. The A6 autoroute pases through the commune and Paris - Orly Airport is nearby.
Public primary schools include:[5]
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]
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