Palaiseau
Palaiseau | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The Hôtel de Ville | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Palaiseau | |
Palaiseau Palaiseau | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′52″N 2°14′45″E / 48.7145°N 2.2457°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Palaiseau |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégoire de Lasteyrie |
Area 1 | 11.51 km2 (4.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 37,471 |
| • Density | 3,256/km2 (8,432/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91477 /91120 |
| Elevation | 47–159 m (154–522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Palaiseau (French pronunciation: [palɛzo]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17 kilometres (10+1⁄2 miles) from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.
A ranking from the newspaper Le Parisien in 2018 ranks Palaiseau as the third town in Essonne where it is good to be a parent.
The town is home to several major French "Grandes écoles" on its territory: the École Polytechnique, the Institut d'optique Graduate School, ENSTA ParisTech, ENSAE ParisTech, the Institut Mines-Télécom, AgroParisTech as well as research centers Onera, Danone, Thales and EDF.