Saclay | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
 Location of Saclay | |
Saclay Saclay | |
| Coordinates: 48°43′52″N 2°10′21″E / 48.731°N 2.1724°E / 48.731; 2.1724 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Senot1 |
Area 1 | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 4,437 |
| • Density | 325.1/km2 (841.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91534 /91400 |
| Elevation | 108–161 m (354–528 ft) (avg. 147 m or 482 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saclay (French: [saklɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.7 km (11.6 mi) from the centre of Paris. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,991 | — |
| 1975 | 2,037 | +0.33% |
| 1982 | 1,865 | −1.25% |
| 1990 | 2,894 | +5.65% |
| 1999 | 2,883 | −0.04% |
| 2007 | 3,013 | +0.55% |
| 2012 | 3,637 | +3.84% |
| 2017 | 4,029 | +2.07% |
| 2023 | 4,437 | +1.62% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
Inhabitants of Saclay are known as Saclaysiens in French.
Transport
Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro, or suburban rail network (RER). The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, 3.2 kilometres (2 miles) to the south of the town center of Saclay. The commune will have one station, Christ de Saclay, on the under-construction Paris Metro Line 18.
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
External links
External links
- Media related to Saclay at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in French)
- Community blog (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)