Saint-Aubin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿obɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Saint-Aubin | |
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Commune | |
![]() The synchrotron SOLEIL | |
Location of Saint-Aubin ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°42′55″N 2°08′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre-Alexandre Mouret[1] |
Area 1 | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
Population | 696 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91538 /91190 |
Elevation | 90–164 m (295–538 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 Saint-Aubin are known as Saint-Aubinois.
In the neighbourhood of Saclay and Orsay, Saint-Aubin is the home of two sites of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA). The synchrotron SOLEIL, a collaboration between CEA and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), is also located here, south of the village.
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