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Discover Saclay
Saclay in Essonne (Île-de-France Region) with it's 3,048 citizens is a town in France a little south-west of Paris, the country's capital city.
Current time in Saclay is now 03:13 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Paris with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 8 airports near Saclay, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in France is Toussus-le-Noble Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 5 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in France is Palace and Park of Versailles in a distance of 5 mi (or 9 km), North-West. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Versailles, Palaiseau, Boulogne-Billancourt, Antony and Nanterre. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
Evening Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 5% |
Air Humidity | 82% |
Air Pressure | 1008 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Thursday, 28th of November 2024
7°C (44 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Novotel Paris Saclay
Best Western Plus Paris Vélizy
Hôtel Mercure Paris Vélizy
Hôtel Mercure Paris Sud Les Ulis Courtaboeuf
Appart'City Confort Paris Velizy ex-Appart City Prestige Velizy
Best Western Plus Paris Val de Bievre
ibis Jouy-en-Josas Vélizy
Campanile Les Ulis Courtaboeuf
ibis Styles Paris Vélizy
Residhome Apparthotel Bures la Guyonnerie Privilege
Videos from this area
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Microsoft Research and INRIA Joint Centre in France
Microsoft Research and INRIA have recently opened a joint research center in Paris Region on the Saclay Plateau. The idea was to create a single-site joint research organization where researchers...
Musée d'Orsay
Initially a train station built for the World's Fair in 1900, it served many purposes before laying dormant in the 70s. Finally it reopened in 1986 as the Musée d'Orsay, housing a collection...
Simulateur A320 archi FPGA ALTERA+MBED, Polytech Paris Sud Orsay ESE
projet cockpit Simulateur A320 à but pédagogique Formation Ingénieur Electronique et Système Embarqué à Polytech Paris Sud Orsay.. L'électonique du tableau de bord utilise des FPGA d'ALTERA,...
Tout ce que vous avez toujours voulu savoir sur l’infiniment petit, sans oser le demander
par Frédéric Machefert, LAL Orsay Jeudi 16 octobre 2014.
Terminales option musique / Scène ouverte (Saclay)
Terminales option musique du lycée Blaise Pascal (Orsay), à l'Espace Lino Ventura de Saclay, pour une scène ouverte "Musiques amplifiées". Animals (Muse) 0:00 Stairway To Heaven (Led Zeppelin).
Les cristaux sous le feu des projecteurs .... à rayons X
Vincent Jacques du Laboratoire de Physique des Solides. Le 5 juin 2014.
Film FORCE-A
Présentation de la société FORCE-A. adresse : Centre Universitaire ORSAY bâtiment 503 91893 ORSAY Cedex Contact : info@force-a.fr.
Éclipse de Soleil du 20 mars 2015 : observation en direct avec l’association ALCOR
Lieu de l'observation : Bâtiment 470, Université Paris-Sud, Orsay Vendredi 20 mars 2015 au matin, la Lune passera devant le Soleil et l'occultera partiellement donnant lieu à un événement...
Baratonnerre Gala Supélec 2013
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (English: Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission) or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military. CEA is headed by a board headed by the general administrator, advised by the high-commissioner for atomic energy.
HEC Paris
HEC Paris or Hautes études commerciales de Paris is one of the foremost business schools in France and in Europe. It was created in 1881 by the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the model of French grandes écoles and has progressively become one of the most selective graduate schools in Europe. It has been consistently ranked as the best business school in Europe by the Financial Times since the ranking's inception.
SOLEIL
SOLEIL is a synchrotron facility near Paris, France. It performed its first acceleration of electrons on May 14, 2006. The name SOLEIL is a backronym for Source optimisée de lumière d’énergie intermédiaire du LURE (LURE optimised intermediary energy light source), LURE meaning Laboratoire pour l'utilisation du rayonnement électromagnétique.
Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur
Founded in 1972, Laboratoire d'informatique pour la mécanique et les sciences de l'ingénieur (LIMSI - Computer Science Laboratory for Mechanics and Engineering Sciences) is a CNRS laboratory associated with the Paris-VI and Paris-Sud-XI Universities. LIMSI is located in Orsay (south of Paris) on the campus of the University of Paris-Sud. It is a body of approximately 180 people: tenured researchers and professors, engineers, technicians, administrative staff, and PhD students.
Supélec
École supérieure d'électricité, commonly known as Supélec, is a French graduate school of engineering awarding the equivalent of a master's degree and Ph. D opportunities. It is one of the most prestigious and selective Grandes Ecoles in France, and a reference in the field of electric energy and information sciences. With 460 graduates a year, Supélec ranks among the best departments of electrical and computer engineering of the top American or European universities.
ESME-Sudria
ESME-Sudria (ex-École Spéciale de Mécanique et d'Électricité) is a graduate school of science & engineering in France, specialised in the field of energy, electronics and computer engineering. Founded in 1905 by Joachim Sudria and certified by the State since 1922, the diploma is signed by the French Education Ministry and authorized by the "Commission des titres d'ingénieur". The ESME-Sudria is also member of the "Conférence des Grandes Ecoles" and of the Union of Independent Grandes Écoles.
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre
The Saclay Nuclear Research Centre in the Essonne department of northern France is one of 9 laboratories belonging to the CEA. It is the administrative headquarters of the CEA and also hosts a laboratory. The complex employs 5000 scientists and is located south of Paris on the Saclay plateau. The research carried out ranges from fundamental research to applied research and, thanks to the Orpheus research reactor, lasers and magnetic ressonance research into the State of Matter.
Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay
The Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay (or CAPS) is an administrative entity in the Essonne département, near Paris. Administrative center: Orsay.