Orly is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the southern suburbs of Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

, France

France

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. It is located 12.7 km (7.9 mi) from the center of Paris

Kilometre Zero

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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, which gave its name to the airport.

Transport

Orly is served by two stations on Paris RER line C

RER C

The RER C is one of the five lines in the RER rapid transit system serving :Paris, France. It is operated by SNCF.The line runs from the northwestern terminuses Pontoise , Versailles – Rive Gauche and Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the southeastern terminuses Massy-Palaiseau , Dourdan-la-Forêt , ...

: Les Saules

Les Saules (Paris RER)

Les Saules is a station in Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. It serves the commune of Orly, in the Val-de-Marne department.- See also :* List of stations of the Paris RER...

 and Orly – Ville.

External links

• Orly city council website