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Commune of Palaiseau |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates | 48°43′09″N 2°15′02″E / 48.71917°N 2.25056°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne (sous-préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Palaiseau (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | CA du Plateau de Saclay |
| Mayor | François Lamy (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 47–159 m (150–520 ft) |
| Land area1 | 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 31,000 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 2,693 /km2 (6,970 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 91477/ 91120 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Palaiseau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.9 km (10.5 mi) from the center of Paris. Palaiseau is a sous-préfecture of the Essonne département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.
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ParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with two member institutes: the École Polytechnique, France's most prestigious engineering school, and an annex of École nationale supérieure de Techniques Avancées, which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay.
At the 1999 census, the population was 28,965. The estimate for 2005 was 30,600.
Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as Palaisiens.
Palaiseau is served by 3 stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to the famous École Polytechnique). Please note that the station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B and RER C) is actually a station in the town of Massy.
Palaiseau is twinned with:
Media related to Palaiseau at Wikimedia
Commons   | Official website - Ville de Palaiseau |
| | Mérimée database - Cultural heritage - Ministère de la culture - Mérimée |
| | INSEE - INSEE - National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies - France |
| | Essonne (Paris Sud Expat) Community - English Père au Foyer in France |
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