Brétigny station

On 12 July 2013, a train crash occurred in the commune of Brétigny-sur-Orge in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, when a passenger train carrying 385 people derailed and hit the station platform. Seven people were killed and there were 428 injuries.The accident was cited as the most serious rail crash in France since the 1988 Gare de Lyon accident in which 56 people were killed.

The canton of Brétigny-sur-Orge is an administrative division of the Essonne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Brétigny-sur-Orge.It consists of the following communes: Brétigny-sur-Orge Leudeville Longpont-sur-Orge Marolles-en-Hurepoix Saint-Michel-sur-Orge Saint-Vrain

Brétigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [bʁetiɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Brétigny on Orge) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the city center.

Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ miʃɛl syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Saint-Michel on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne département of France. It is in the southern suburbs of Paris, 24.7 km (15.3 mi) from the center of Paris. Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge are known as Saint-Michellois.

Le Plessis-Pâté (French pronunciation: [lə plɛsi pate] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is a railway station in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1843 and is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.

Longpont-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Longpont on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by William and Noma Copley served as a social hub and a central gathering place in the postwar era for a community of Surrealists to reunite after their dispersal during the war. Among the artists who frequented the villa located at 27, rue du Docteur Darier were Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Roland Penrose, Lee Miller, and British architect Maxwell Fry.Brico Dépôt, a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, has its head office in Longpont-sur-Orge.

Leuville-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [løvil syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Leuville on Orge) is a commune 31 km (19 mi) south of Paris, France. It is situated in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region.

Leuville Cemetery (also known as Leuville sur Orge Communal Cemetery) is in the French town of Leuville-sur-Orge, 25 km south of Paris. The cemetery is a burial ground to many prominent Georgian political emigres who had left country after the Soviet invasion of Georgia of 1921. Among them are the members of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia in Exile.

The Château de Montlhéry is a castle in the commune of Montlhéry in the Essonne département of France. Ruins date from various periods, most notably the 10th, 11th, 13th and 14th centuries.The present 13th-century castle, with its prominent keep, succeeded a castle built in the 11th century, and an earlier foundation, built from 991 to 1015. The castle is a rectilinear pentagonal plan, with five surviving towers, one of which is much larger than the rest and serves as the keep, forming the point of the pentagon, at the end of the ridge. A gate tower protected the entrance on the opposite site. Recent evidence suggests that there may have a second court or bailey extending in front of the present gate, as well as a substantial chapel inside the presumed lower court. Thanks to its position, the keep was notably connected with the scientific experiments of Pierre Gassendi (measurement of the speed of sound), Claude Chappe (experiments with optical telegraphy in 1794) and Alfred Cornu (measurement of the speed of light in 1874). Visitors today can see the keep, the well, the moat and the remains of the curtain wall. The castle is state property. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Linas (French pronunciation: [linas] or [lina]) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. The famous motor racing circuit Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry (often abbreviated as "Montlhéry") is located across the communes of Linas, Bruyères-le-Châtel and Ollainville.

Marolles-en-Hurepoix is a railway station in Marolles-en-Hurepoix, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1843 and is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.