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Palaiseau

Subprefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France

Field	Value
name	Palaiseau
commune status	Subprefecture and commune
image	HôteldeVillePalaiseau2024.jpg
image coat of arms	Blason Palaiseau.svg
caption	The Hôtel de Ville
adjustable map	Palaiseau_map.png
map size	270px
map caption	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
coordinates
arrondissement	Palaiseau
canton	Palaiseau
intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
INSEE	91477
postal code	91120
mayor	Grégoire de Lasteyrie
term	2020–2026
elevation min m	47
elevation max m	159
area km2	11.51
population
population date
population footnotes

|image coat of arms = Blason Palaiseau.svg

Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17 km 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.

History

Palaiseau was a royal domain in the 6th century then again in the 18th century on the important road from Chartres to Paris. The population grew from the 19th century with the arrival of the railway connecting the town to Paris. Palaiseau then became a vacation spot, writers such as George Sand, Alexandre Dumas, Charles Péguy built their villas near the stations.

The Hôtel de Ville was commissioned as a private house in 1770.

Inhabitants of Palaiseau are known as Palaisiens.

Population

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Education

, the primary schools in Palaiseau have 2,770 students. There are 12 public preschools (maternelles) and 10 public elementary schools.

Public secondary schools:

Junior high schools: Collège César-Franck, Collège Charles-Péguy, Collège Joseph-Bara
Senior high schools: Lycée professionnel Henri-Poincaré, Lycée Camille Claudel

The Institution Saint-Martin is a private school from preschool to high school.

Colleges and universities

ParisTech has a strong presence in Palaiseau, with four member institutes: the École Polytechnique (one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France), École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique, École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées, and Institut d'optique Graduate School which are now located in Palaiseau, on the Plateau de Saclay. The first three institutes are now grouped together in the Polytechnic Institute of Paris and the last one is a member of the Paris-Saclay University.

Transport

Palaiseau is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Palaiseau, Palaiseau – Villebon and Lozère (this last station is the closest to École Polytechnique). The station Massy-Palaiseau (RER B, RER C, T12 and also TGV, the French high-speed rail) is located in the nearby town of Massy.

Twin towns

Palaiseau is twinned with Unna, Germany.

References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
à 12h10, Par Cécile Chevallier Le 23 mai 2018. (2018-05-23). "Palmarès des villes d’Ile-de-France où il fait bon être parent : Orsay mise sur le sport et la culture".
(1 April 2025). "De la place de la Victoire à l'hôtel Tronchet". Pal'Mag: Magazine de la Ville de Palaiseau.
{{Cassini-Ehess. 26065. Palaiseau
[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-91477#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
Palaiseau, Mairie de. "Les établissements scolaires maternels et élémentaires".
Palaiseau, Mairie de. "Au collège et au lycée".
"List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". Twins2010.com.

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