Country France Department Essonne Population (2006) 37,801 Area 6.97 km² Arrondissement Palaiseau | Region Île-de-France Canton Savigny-sur-Orge Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Thursday 2:12 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 71% Humidity | ||
Savigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.
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Map of 91600 Savigny-sur-Orge, France
During the 2005 civil unrest in France, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew. It is home to the Jean-Baptiste Corot High School, a twelfth-century château converted into a school and the former property of Marshal Davout.
Inhabitants of Savigny-sur-Orge are known as Saviniens. Writer Patrick Erouart-Siad (born 1955 in Savigny) won the 1993 Prix Ève Delacroix of the Académie française.
Sport
The city hosts a baseball team called The Lions of Savigny-sur-Orge which plays at a national level.
Transport
Savigny-sur-Orge is served by Savigny-sur-Orge station on Paris RER line C.
References
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