Wissous

Wissous (French pronunciation: [visu] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Paris-Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.^[3]

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Wissous
Commune
The town hall in Wissous
Coat of arms
Location of Wissous
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Coordinates: 48°43′55″N 2°19′38″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Savigny-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Florian Gallant^[1]
Area ¹	9.11 km² (3.52 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	6,924
• Density	760/km² (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91689 /91320
Elevation	48–99 m (157–325 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 Wissous are known as Wissoussiens.

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	3,955	—
1975	4,402	+1.54%
1982	4,394	−0.03%
1990	4,888	+1.34%
1999	5,160	+0.60%
2007	5,112	−0.12%
2012	6,624	+5.32%
2017	7,470	+2.43%
Source: INSEE^[4]

History

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Wissous appears in an 11th-century French manuscript as a town called "Vizoor." The first mayor of Wissous was elected in 1790. Wissous experienced significant development since the beginning of the 20th century, with its population increasing by eightfold from 1900 to 2011.^[5]

Saint-Eloi district
Arthur Clark park
Saint Denis church
Lavoir

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Economy

OpenSkies, an airline, is headquartered in Paray Vieille Poste, near Wissous.^[6] Prior to its re-establishment as OpenSkies, the airline L'Avion (Elysair SAS) was headquartered in that location.^[7] Kyocera Fineceramics Group has its design centre in Orlytech in Paray-Vieille-Poste, near Wissous.^[8] Dormeuil's headquarters are 3 avenue Jeanne Garnerin, Wissous, 91320.

Coat of arms and logo

The coat of arms contains three fleurs de lys, symbolizing Ile-de-France, on an azure background. On a red background, there are six ears of corn, which represent the agricultural activity in the commune. Each two ears have one gear underneath; the gears represent the importance of economic activity. The commune's logo, placed on official documents, has one fleur de lys, one gear, and one ear of corn.^[11]

Wissous old Station of SNCF
Wissous old Station, c. 1905
Orlyval
Take off at the airport
Map of Wissous

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Population

History

Location

Economy

Education

Coat of arms and logo

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References

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