Orly (ôrlē'), city (1990 pop. 21,824), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France, a suburb SE of Paris. It is the site of Orly airport, which with Charles de Gaulle is one of the two chief airports of Paris. There is an industrial and warehouse zone north of the airport.
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Commune of Orly |
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| Paris and inner ring départements | |
| Coordinates | 48°44′35″N 2°24′04″E / 48.74306°N 2.40111°E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Val-de-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Créteil |
| Canton | Orly |
| Mayor | Christine Janodet |
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| Elevation | 59 m (190 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 21,200 (2005 [1]) |
| - Density | 3,169 /km2 (8,210 /sq mi) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 94054/ 94310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Orly is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 12.7 km (7.9 miles) from the center of Paris.
The name of Orly came from Latin Aureliacum, "the villa of Aurelius".
Paris-Orly Airport partially lies on the territory of the commune of Orly,[2] which gave its name to the airport.
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Transport
Orly is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Les Saules and Orly – Ville.
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References
- ^ 2005 estimate, 20,470 at the 1999 census
- ^ "Plan d'Orly." Orly. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
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