Juvisy-sur-Orge
Encyclopedia
Juvisy-sur-Orge is a commune
in the Essonne
department in Île-de-France
in northern France
.
Inhabitants of Juvisy-sur-Orge are known as Juvisiens.
The city is located 18 km south from Paris
. You can have access from the National Road N°.7 (Route nationale 7
) and is 10 km north of Évry.
station on Paris RER
(Réseau express régional, i.e. Regional Express Network) lines C
and D
's observatory, as well as the 1740 Pyramid erected to memorialize the work of Jean Picard
and Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
in measuring the Earth's circumference.
It is also the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Annaud
, film director, Christophe
, singer, and the burial site of author Raymond Queneau
, also now represented by the Bibliothèque-Médiathèque Raymond Queneau.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
department in Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Inhabitants of Juvisy-sur-Orge are known as Juvisiens.
Geography
Neighboring communes:- Athis-MonsAthis-MonsAthis-Mons is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants are called Athégiens.A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons.-History:...
- DraveilDraveilDraveil is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.The former village of Champrosay is now part of the commune.Inhabitants of Draveil are known as Draveillois.-Transport:...
- Savigny-sur-OrgeSavigny-sur-OrgeSavigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.During the 2005 civil unrest in France, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew...
- Viry-ChâtillonViry-ChâtillonViry-Châtillon is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are known as Castelvirois.-Transport:Viry-Châtillon is served by Viry-Châtillon station on Paris RER line D....
The city is located 18 km south from Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. You can have access from the National Road N°.7 (Route nationale 7
Route nationale 7
The Route nationale 7, or RN 7, is a trunk road in France between Paris and the border with Italy. It was also known as the Route Bleue and — sarcastically, during the annual rush to the Mediterranean beaches — the Route de la Mort .-History:The Romans under Marcus Agrippa established...
) and is 10 km north of Évry.
Transports
Juvisy-sur-Orge is served by JuvisyGare de Juvisy
Gare de Juvisy is a railway station serving the town Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne department, central France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway....
station on Paris RER
RER
The RER is a rapid transit system in France serving Paris and its suburbs. The RER is an integration of a modern city-centre underground rail and a pre-existing set of commuter rail lines. It has several connections with the Paris Métro within the city of Paris. Within the city, the RER...
(Réseau express régional, i.e. Regional Express Network) lines C
RER C
The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. It is operated by SNCF.The line runs from the northwestern terminuses Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the southeastern terminuses Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , ...
and D
RER D
The RER D is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France.The line officially runs from the northern terminus Orry-la-Ville – Coye to the southern terminuses Melun and Malesherbes...
History
From 1882 to 1925 Juvisy-sur-Orge was the location of the astronomer Camille FlammarionCamille Flammarion
Nicolas Camille Flammarion was a French astronomer and author. He was a prolific author of more than fifty titles, including popular science works about astronomy, several notable early science fiction novels, and several works about Spiritism and related topics. He also published the magazine...
's observatory, as well as the 1740 Pyramid erected to memorialize the work of Jean Picard
Jean Picard
Jean-Felix Picard was a French astronomer and priest born in La Flèche, where he studied at the Jesuit Collège Royal Henry-Le-Grand. He was the first person to measure the size of the Earth to a reasonable degree of accuracy in a survey conducted in 1669–70, for which he is honored with a...
and Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille
Abbé Nicolas Louis de Lacaille was a French astronomer.He is noted for his catalogue of nearly 10,000 southern stars, including 42 nebulous objects. This catalogue, called Coelum Australe Stelliferum, was published posthumously in 1763. It introduced 14 new constellations which have since become...
in measuring the Earth's circumference.
It is also the birthplace of Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud
Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, film producer and screenwriter.- Biography :Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne...
, film director, Christophe
Christophe (singer)
Christophe is a French singer and songwriter. He was born Daniel Bevilacqua on 13 October 1945 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne to Italian parents....
, singer, and the burial site of author Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau
Raymond Queneau was a French poet and novelist and the co-founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle .-Biography:Born in Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Queneau was the only child of Auguste Queneau and Joséphine Mignot...
, also now represented by the Bibliothèque-Médiathèque Raymond Queneau.
Personalities
- Ladji DoucouréLadji DoucouréLadji Doucouré is a French athlete of Malian and Senegalese descent. He was a football player and decathlete before specializing in hurdling.-Career:...
athlete - Habib SissokoHabib SissokoHabib Sissoko is a French-born Malian professional footballer.Sissoko joined Olympique Noisy-le-Sec in 1996, moving on to CS Louhans-Cuiseaux in the 1997 close season...
footballer - Sophian RafaiSophian RafaiSophian Rafai is a Moroccan-French basketball player currently playing for Juvisy in the French Basketball League.Rafai is a member of the Morocco national basketball team and competed for the team at the FIBA Africa Championship 2009...
basketball player