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Communauté d'agglomération Paris Saclay

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Country
  
France

No. of communes
  
27

Seat
  
Orsay

Phone
  
+33 1 69 35 60 60

Region
  
Île-de-France

Established
  
January 1, 2016

Website
  
paris-saclay.com

Department
  
Essonne

Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay

Address
  
Parc Orsay Université, 1 Rue Jean Rostand, 91400 Orsay, France

Similar
  
Mairie, Gare de Gif sur Yvette, ULIS 2, Bus ligne A, Gare d'Orsay Ville

The Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay (or CAPS) is an administrative entity in the Essonne département, near Paris. Administrative center: Orsay. It was formed on 1 January 2016 by the merger of the former Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay and the Communauté d'agglomération Europ'Essonne.

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LocationEdit

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay is located at the north-west of the département of Essonne, on the plateau de Saclay. The altitude is between 47m (154.199 ') in Palaiseau and 172m (564.304 ') in Gif-sur-Yvette.

CommunesEdit

The Communauté d'Agglomération Paris-Saclay consists of the following communes:

HistoryEdit

  • At first, the syndicat intercommunal du plateau de Saclay (SIPS) was founded in 1988.
  • The 6 December 1991, it became the district du plateau de Saclay (DIPS).
  • It became a Communauté de communes then, in 2002, a Communauté d'agglomération.
  • Before, communes of Bièvres in Essonne, Buc, Châteaufort, Jouy-en-Josas and Les Loges-en-Josas in Yvelines was in the district.
  • In 2004, Gometz-le-Châtel integrates the CAPS.
  • In 2010, the CAPS adheres at the syndicat mixte Paris Métropole.

    • TransportEdit

    Transports in the CAPS is managed by Mobicaps.

    References

    Communauté d'agglomération Paris-Saclay Wikipedia
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