Fleury-Mérogis


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Fleury-Mérogis (French pronunciation: [flœʁi meʁɔʒis] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The commune has the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France's and Europe's largest prison.

Fleury-Mérogis

The town hall of Fleury-Mérogis

The town hall of Fleury-Mérogis

Location of Fleury-Mérogis

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Fleury-Mérogis is located in France

Fleury-Mérogis

Fleury-Mérogis

Fleury-Mérogis is located in Île-de-France (region)

Fleury-Mérogis

Fleury-Mérogis

Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 2°21′43″E / 48.63°N 2.362°E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉvry
CantonRis-Orangis
IntercommunalityCA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Olivier Corzani[1]
Area

1

6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population

 (2021)[2]

13,983
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code

91235 /91700

Elevation76–101 m (249–331 ft)
(avg. 94 m or 308 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Inhabitants of Fleury-Mérogis are known as Floriacumois.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,194—    
1975 6,551+27.53%
1982 7,419+1.79%
1990 9,677+3.38%
1999 9,074−0.71%
2007 9,141+0.09%
2012 9,165+0.05%
2017 12,673+6.70%
Source: INSEE[3]

The commune has three groups of preschools (écoles maternelles) and elementary schools: Robert-Desnos, Paul-Langevin, and Joliot-Curie.[4]

  • Map indicating Fleury-Mérogis in Essonne

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Secteur scolaire." Fleury-Mérogis. Retrieved on 4 September 2016.