Palaiseau (France)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פאלזו (צרפת)
Name (Latin)
Palaiseau (France)
Other forms of name
nnaa Palaiseau, France
Coordinates
2.249722222 2.249722222 48.71833333 48.71833333 (gooearth )
E0021500 E0021500 N0484300 N0484300 (geonames )
Associated country
France
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 147750061
Wikidata: Q205580
Library of congress: n 80150175
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 48°43ʹ00ʺN 002°15ʹ00ʺE)
  • Dauphin, G. Palaiseau d'hier et d'aujour d'hui, 1970.

Wikipedia description:

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.

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