Longpont-sur-Orge

Longpont-sur-Orge

Longpont-sur-Orge

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Longpont-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] ⓘ, literally Longpont on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

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From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by William and Noma Copley served as a social hub and a central gathering place in the postwar era for a community of Surrealists to reunite after their dispersal during the war. Among the artists who frequented the villa located at 27, rue du Docteur Darier were Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Roland Penrose, Lee Miller, and British architect Maxwell Fry.[3][4]

Brico Dépôt, a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, has its head office in Longpont-sur-Orge.[5][6]

Population

Inhabitants of Longpont-sur-Orge are known as Longipontains in French.

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Education

The commune has the following primary school groups, or Groups of preschools (maternelles) and elementary schools: Groupe scolaire de Lormoy, Groupe scolaire des Échassons, Groupe scolaire Jean Ferrat (primary only). Two nearby secondary schools, Collège Jean Moulin (junior high school) and Lycée Léonard de Vinci are in nearby Saint-Michel-sur-Orge.[8]

See also

References

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    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
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    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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    "Longpont | Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami".
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    Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, ed. William N. Copley: An American Close to Paris: Longpont-sur-Orge (New York: Osmos, 2018)
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    "Legal notices Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine." Brico Dépôt. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Propriétaire du site : Brico Dépôt Rue de la Tourelle - 91310 LONGPONT SUR ORGE France."
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    "Brico Dépôt Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Head office Rue de la Tourelle 91310 Longpont sur Orge France."
  7. [7]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  8. [8]
    "Enfance et éducation." Longpont-sur-Orge. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.
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