Saint-Michel-sur-Orge station

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.

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.

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a railway station in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1881 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.

Villiers-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [vilje syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Villiers on Orge) is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.

The canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 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 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.It consists of the following communes: Morsang-sur-Orge Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Villemoisson-sur-Orge Villiers-sur-Orge

Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne (also: Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération) is an agglomeration community, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, a southern suburb of Paris. It is located in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2016. Its area is 132.7 km2. Its population was 201,873 in 2018.

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.

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

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.

Brétigny is a railway station in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1865 and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway and Paris–Tours railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF. It is 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the centre of Paris.

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

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (often abbreviated to SGdB) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.5 km (14.6 miles) from the center of Paris, in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne department, Île-de-France.