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 .
4-512: Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as Villiérains in French. As the name suggests Villiers-sur-Orge is situated on the bank of the small river Orge . The Orge separates Villiers-sur-Orge from neighbouring Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois. Villiers-sur-Orge is located in the southern suburbs ( banlieue ) of Paris , France and can be accessed by car from the Francilienne ring road and
8-579: Is a tributary of the Orge. Many of the local councils maintain parks on the banks of the river. A syndicat has been formed to link the parks of 32 communes . The result is a footpath that ends in Athis-Mons, where the Orge flows into the Seine. Bicycles are allowed on the footpath although pedestrians have right of way. Motorised vehicles are not allowed. This Île-de-France geographical article
12-558: The A6 motorway (part of the Autoroute du Soleil ). The nearest train station is in neighbouring Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois ( RER line C ). This Essonne geographical article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orge The Orge ( French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒ] ) is a 54.1-kilometre (33.6 mi) long river in France , left tributary of
16-598: The Seine . Its source is in the village Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt . Its course crosses the départements of Yvelines and Essonne . It flows northwest through the towns of Dourdan , Saint-Chéron , Breuillet , Arpajon , and Savigny-sur-Orge , finally flowing into the Seine in Athis-Mons , south of Paris . The towns located on the banks of the river usually have s/ Orge added to their name (i.e. Épinay-sur-Orge , Longpont-sur-Orge , Villiers-sur-Orge ). The Yvette
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