Massy (Essonne)

Massy is a French town with 43 ​​006 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Essonne in the Ile- de -France region. It is divided into two cantons Massy Massy - Est -Ouest and the seat of the municipal association Communauté d' agglomà Europ'Essonne.

Geography

Massy is located on the Bièvre in Hurepoix, about 15 kilometers south of the center of Paris. The neighboring municipalities are Verrières -le- Buisson in the North, Antony in the northeast, Wissous in the east, Chilly -Mazarin to the southeast, Cham plan in the south, Palaiseau in the southwest and Igny in the West.

Demographics

Traffic

Just east of Massy is the Paris-Orly Airport. Massy has a contact station. The sector Massy Palaiseau is approached by the local transit lines RER B and RER C. The Massy TGV train station is located on the LGV Atlantique and is used by TGV high- speed trains.

Personalities

  • Nicolas Appert (1749-1841), pastry chef and inventor
  • Henri Lemoine (1909-1991), cyclist
  • Stachowitz Édouard (1934-2008), football player and coach, died in Massy
  • Yaya Sanogo (* 1993), football player
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