Athis-Mons
Athis-Mons | |
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Coordinates: 48°42′27″N 2°23′20″E / 48.7074°N 2.3889°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Athis-Mons |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris EPT Grand-Orly Seine Bièvre |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Jacques Grousseau[1] |
Area 1 | 8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 36,222 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (11,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91027 /91200 |
Elevation | 32–92 m (105–302 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Athis-Mons (French: [atisˈmɔ̃s] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called Athégiens.
A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons, as do several of the hotels that serve the airport.[3]
History
[edit]Athis-Mons was formed in 1817 by joining two villages, Athis (along the Seine, and formerly known as Athis-sur-Orge[4]) and Mons (on the adjacent plateau). Nowadays the lower area of the commune is commonly called Athis-Val.
During World War II, a significant portion (approximately 80%) of Athis-Mons was destroyed during the Allied bombing raid of 18 April 1944.[citation needed] Approximately 300 people died and 4,000 people were left homeless.[citation needed] Athis-Mons had to be entirely rebuilt after the war.
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6] |
Geography
[edit]Athis-Mons is located at the confluence of Orge and Seine rivers, and at the southern edge of the international airport of Orly.
Climate
[edit]Athis-Mons has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Athis-Mons is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 622.2 mm (24.50 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Athis-Mons was 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.8 °C (1.8 °F) on 17 January 1985.
Town | Sunshine (hours/yr) | Rain (mm/yr) | Snow (days/yr) | Storm (days/yr) | Fog (days/yr) |
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National average | 1,973 | 770 | 14 | 22 | 40 |
Athis-Mons | 1,831 | 615.4 | 15.1 | 21.7 | 28.1[8] |
Paris | 1,661 | 637 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
Nice | 2,724 | 767 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
Strasbourg | 1,693 | 665 | 29 | 29 | 56 |
Brest | 1,605 | 1,211 | 7 | 12 | 75 |
Climate data for Athis-Mons (Orly Airport, altitude 49m,[9] 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1921–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.4 (84.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.1 (98.8) | 41.9 (107.4) | 40.0 (104.0) | 34.4 (93.9) | 31.3 (88.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 41.9 (107.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 16.3 (61.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 5.2 (41.4) | 12.1 (53.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 4.2 (39.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.0 (59.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 11.5 (52.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.7 (36.9) | 7.9 (46.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −16.8 (1.8) | −15.0 (5.0) | −9.4 (15.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 5.6 (42.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | −3.9 (25.0) | −9.6 (14.7) | −13.3 (8.1) | −16.8 (1.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.8 (1.84) | 42.6 (1.68) | 44.4 (1.75) | 44.5 (1.75) | 63.0 (2.48) | 56.1 (2.21) | 52.9 (2.08) | 57.9 (2.28) | 47.4 (1.87) | 52.8 (2.08) | 53.4 (2.10) | 60.4 (2.38) | 622.2 (24.50) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.5 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 108.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 13.2 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.3 | 85.2 | 152.9 | 202.5 | 217.0 | 224.3 | 246.9 | 220.9 | 185.7 | 116.6 | 62.4 | 63.9 | 1,831.3 |
Source: Météo-France[10] |
Administration
[edit]The canton of Athis-Mons has 2 communes (the other is Paray-Vieille-Poste) and 36,615 inhabitants. Athis-Mons is a twin town of Ballina in Ireland.
Transport
[edit]Athis-Mons is served by Athis-Mons station on Paris RER line C.
Education
[edit]The commune has nine preschools (écoles maternelles) and eight elementary schools (écoles élémentaires).[11]
- Preschools: Albert Calmette, Jules Ferry, Jean de la Fontaine, Pauline Kergomard, La Rougette, Charles Perrault, Jacques Prévert, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
- Elementary schools: Édouard Branly, Pierre et Marie Curie, Jules Ferry, Camille Flammarion, Jean Jaurès, Louis Pasteur, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Combined preschools and elementary schools: Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
There is a private Catholic school, Groupe scolaire Saint-Charles d'Athis-Mons .
Museum
[edit]The city hosts the aviation museum Musée Delta.
Twin towns - sister cities
[edit]Athis-Mons is twinned with:[12]
- Ballina, Ireland
- Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
- Sinaia, Romania
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Plans, cartes et vue aérienne." Athis-Mons. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.
- ^ "Athis-Mons - History, Geography, & Points of Interest". britannica.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Athis-Mons, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Paris, Nice, Strasbourg, Brest
- ^ "Normales climatiques 1981-2010 : Orly". www.lameteo.org. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Meteo France Weather Station
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "Les écoles athégiennes." Athis-Mons. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Les villes jumelées avec Athis-Mons". mairie-athis-mons.fr (in French). Athis-Mons. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)