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Plateau de Saclay

Landforms of EssonneLandforms of YvelinesLandforms of Île-de-FranceParis-SaclayPlateaus of Metropolitan France

The Plateau de Saclay, also called Silicon Valley Européenne (in English, European Silicon Valley), is located north of Essonne and south-east of Yvelines, 20 km south of Paris. It is bounded by the valley of the Yvette (Vallée de Chevreuse) to the south and east, and the valley of the Bièvre to the north.It hosts world-class universities, engineering and management schools and research centers, such as Paris-Saclay University, École Polytechnique, ENSAE Paris, Telecom Paris, HEC, ENSTA ParisTech, CentraleSupélec, Agro ParisTech, IOGS, IHES, CEA, Inria, Danone research center, one Thales research facility, and national scientific instruments such as the SOLEIL synchrotron and the NeuroSpin Project. In order to create an even more attractive campus, other engineering schools and high-value centers are planned: EDF headquarters for instance.

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Plateau de Saclay
Chemin des Gravelles, Palaiseau

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N 48.74 ° E 2.17 °
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91400 Palaiseau
Ile-de-France, France
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