Ris-Orangis

Ris-Orangis
Commune
The town hall in Ris-Orangis
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Ris-Orangis
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Coordinates: 48°39′13″N 2°24′58″E / 48.6537°N 2.4161°E / 48.6537; 2.4161
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Ris-Orangis
Intercommunality	CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Stéphane Raffalli[1]
Area 1	8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	30,283
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91521 /91130
Elevation	32–82 m (105–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ris-Orangis (French pronunciation: [ʁis ɔʁɑ̃ʒis] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 22.6 km (14.0 mi) from the center of Paris.

Inhabitants of Ris-Orangis are known as Rissois.

The commune of Ris-Orangis was created in 1793 by the merger of the commune of Ris with the commune of Orangis. The commune town hall (mairie) is located in Ris.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 553 —     1800 494 −1.60% 1806 516 +0.73% 1821 623 +1.26% 1831 590 −0.54% 1836 675 +2.73% 1841 758 +2.35% 1846 810 +1.34% 1851 864 +1.30% 1856 944 +1.79% 1861 1,101 +3.12% 1866 1,043 −1.08% 1872 990 −0.87% 1876 1,021 +0.77% 1881 1,179 +2.92% 1886 1,275 +1.58% 1891 1,412 +2.06% 1896 1,433 +0.30%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,495 +0.85% 1906 1,439 −0.76% 1911 1,552 +1.52% 1921 1,900 +2.04% 1926 2,322 +4.09% 1931 3,379 +7.79% 1936 3,783 +2.28% 1946 4,014 +0.59% 1954 5,576 +4.19% 1962 9,027 +6.21% 1968 23,511 +17.30% 1975 27,249 +2.13% 1982 24,925 −1.27% 1990 24,677 −0.12% 1999 24,436 −0.11% 2007 26,691 +1.11% 2012 26,800 +0.08% 2017 29,225 +1.75%
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

As of 2015^[update] 3,712 students attend municipal schools of Ris-Orangis.^[5] They are:^[6]

• Seven preschools (écoles maternelles): des Fauvettes, de la Ferme du Temple, Adrien Guerton, Moulin à Vent, Michel Ordener, Pablo Picasso, and Jacques Derrida.
• Six elementary schools: Jules Boulesteix, de la Ferme du Temple, Adrien Guerton, Moulin à Vent, Orangis, Michel Ordener

Junior high schools include:

• Collège Albert Camus^[7]
• Collège Jean Lurçat^[8]

There is one senior high school, Lycée Pierre Mendès France.

• Chris Gadi, footballer for the France national U18 Team
• Sébastien Haller, footballer for the Ivory Coast National Football Team
• Jacques Derrida, philosopher
• Lloyd Cole, Musician who played infamous gig at the illustrious Le Plan venue
• Rory Gallagher, Musician who performed his final concert in France at the Le Plan rock club, after his death a street close to the venue was renamed in his honour to: Rue Rory Gallagher
• Sarah Michel, Basketballer for the women's national team

Ris-Orangis is served by three stations on Paris RER line D: Ris-Orangis, Grand-Bourg, and Orangis – Bois de l'Épine.

• Communes of the Essonne department

• Media related to Ris-Orangis at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

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