Palaiseau

Palaiseau
Subprefecture and commune
Palaiseau Town Hall
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Palaiseau
Palaiseau Palaiseau
Coordinates: 48°42′52″N 2°14′45″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Palaiseau
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Grégoire De Lasteyrie
Area 1	11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	34,893
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91477 /91120
Elevation	47–159 m (154–522 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Palaiseau (French pronunciation: [palɛzo]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.

Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as Palaisiens.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,639 —     1800 1,599 −0.35% 1806 1,740 +1.42% 1821 1,634 −0.42% 1831 1,633 −0.01% 1836 1,675 +0.51% 1841 1,716 +0.48% 1846 1,761 +0.52% 1851 1,846 +0.95% 1856 1,919 +0.78% 1861 1,912 −0.07% 1866 2,029 +1.19% 1872 1,949 −0.67% 1876 2,464 +6.04% 1881 2,409 −0.45% 1886 2,627 +1.75% 1891 2,701 +0.56% 1896 2,661 −0.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,808 +1.08% 1906 3,024 +1.49% 1911 3,450 +2.67% 1921 4,555 +2.82% 1926 5,962 +5.53% 1931 7,264 +4.03% 1936 7,878 +1.64% 1946 8,029 +0.19% 1954 10,118 +2.93% 1962 16,326 +6.16% 1968 23,343 +6.14% 1975 28,716 +3.00% 1982 28,369 −0.17% 1990 28,395 +0.01% 1999 28,965 +0.22% 2007 30,149 +0.50% 2012 30,268 +0.08% 2017 35,514 +3.25%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Education

As of 2016, the primary schools in Palaiseau have 2,770 students. There are 12 public preschools (maternelles) and 10 public elementary schools.

Public secondary schools:

• Junior high schools: Collège César-Franck, Collège Charles-Péguy, Collège Joseph-Bara
• Senior high schools: Lycée professionnel Henri-Poincaré, Lycée Camille Claudel

The Institution Saint-Martin is a private school from preschool to high school.

Colleges and universities

ParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with four member institutes: the École Polytechnique (one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France), École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique, École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées, and Institut d'optique Graduate School which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay. The first three institutes are now grouped together in the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and the last one is a member of the Paris-Saclay University.

Transport

Palaiseau is served by 3 stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to École Polytechnique). The station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B, RER C and also TGV, the French high-speed rail) is located in the nearby town of Massy.

Twin towns

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Palaiseau is twinned with Unna, Germany.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

External links

• Media related to Palaiseau at Wikimedia Commons
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)