Fleury-Mérogis

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
Commune
The town hall of Fleury-Mérogis
Location of Fleury-Mérogis
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Coordinates: 48°37′48″N 2°21′43″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Ris-Orangis
Intercommunality	CA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Corzani[1]
Area 1	6.51 km2 (2.51 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	13,816
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91235 /91700
Elevation	76–101 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.

Population

Inhabitants of Fleury-Mérogis are known as Floriacumois.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

Education

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

Gallery

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  Map indicating Fleury-Mérogis in Essonne

See also

• France portal

• Communes of the Essonne department