Savigny-sur-Orge
Encyclopedia
Savigny-sur-Orge is a commune
in the southern suburbs of Paris
, France
. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris
in the département of Essonne
.
During the 2005 civil unrest in France
, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew. It is home to the Jean-Baptiste Corot High School, a twelfth century château converted into a school and the former property of Marshal Davout.
Inhabitants of Savigny-sur-Orge are known as Saviniens.
.
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
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris
Kilometre Zero
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in the département of Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
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During the 2005 civil unrest in France
2005 civil unrest in France
The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November was a series of riots by mostly Muslim North African youths in Paris and other French cities, involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings at night starting on 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois...
, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew. It is home to the Jean-Baptiste Corot High School, a twelfth century château converted into a school and the former property of Marshal Davout.
Inhabitants of Savigny-sur-Orge are known as Saviniens.
Sport
The city hosts a baseball team called The Lions of Savigny-sur-Orge which plays at a national level.Transport
Savigny-sur-Orge is served by Savigny-sur-Orge station on Paris RER line CRER 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 , ...
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