Athis-Mons

Athis-Mons
Commune
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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
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Coordinates: 48°42′27″N 2°23′20″E / 48.7074°N 2.3889°E / 48.7074; 2.3889
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]

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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 338 —     1800 423 +3.26% 1806 435 +0.47% 1821 690 +3.12% 1831 690 +0.00% 1836 724 +0.97% 1841 705 −0.53% 1846 803 +2.64% 1851 771 −0.81% 1856 788 +0.44% 1861 780 −0.20% 1866 854 +1.83% 1872 910 +1.06% 1876 976 +1.77% 1881 1,038 +1.24% 1886 1,333 +5.13% 1891 1,591 +3.60% 1896 2,027 +4.96%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,612 +5.20% 1906 3,494 +5.99% 1911 4,627 +5.78% 1921 6,116 +2.83% 1926 7,969 +5.44% 1931 10,033 +4.71% 1936 10,962 +1.79% 1946 8,414 −2.61% 1954 14,120 +6.69% 1962 24,004 +6.86% 1968 27,640 +2.38% 1975 30,737 +1.53% 1982 28,496 −1.08% 1990 29,123 +0.27% 1999 29,427 +0.12% 2007 30,462 +0.43% 2012 29,482 −0.65% 2017 34,347 +3.10%
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968-2017)[6]

Athis-Mons is located at the confluence of Orge and Seine rivers, and at the southern edge of the international airport of Orly.

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.

Comparison of local Meteorological data with other cities in France^[7]

Town	Sunshine (hours/yr)	Rain (mm/yr)	Snow (days/yr)	Storm (days/yr)	Fog (days/yr)
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

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.

Athis-Mons is served by Athis-Mons station on Paris RER line C.

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 [fr].

The city hosts the aviation museum Musée Delta.

Athis-Mons is twinned with:^[12]

• Ballina, Ireland
• Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
• Sinaia, Romania

• Communes of the Essonne department

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Athis-Mons.

• Official website (in French)
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

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