Brétigny-sur-Orge

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

Location of Brétigny-sur-Orge

(2020–2026) Nicolas Méary^[1]Area

14.56 km² (5.62 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

27,106 • Density1,900/km² (4,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

91103 /91220

Elevation41–97 m (135–318 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Brétigny-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [bʁetiɲi syʁ ɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ, literally Brétigny on Orge) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the city center.

Origin of the city name

The name of the settlement is attested as Britiniacum in 1146, as Bretigniacum in 1548, and subsequently^[when?] as Breteigny.

The origins of Brétigny start in the era of Roman Gaul. The etymology comes from the Latin britiniacum, which means "property of the Breton". The name certifies that this territory was during that period dedicated to a Breton, coming from (Great) Britain, during the period of Briton migration (6th century). Brétigny afterwards belonged to the royal estate of the Merovingian kings (from the 5th century until the 8th century).

At the time of the creation of the commune, the city name was spelled without any accent. This accent was added in 1801, and the name of the river ("on Orge") was added in 1898.

Geography

Climate

Brétigny-sur-Orge has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Brétigny-sur-Orge is 11.9 °C (53.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 628.9 mm (24.76 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.2 °C (68.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Brétigny-sur-Orge was 42.0 °C (107.6 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −18.8 °C (−1.8 °F) on 16 January 1985.

Climate data for Brétigny-sur-Orge (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1947−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	15.8 (60.4)	20.2 (68.4)	25.3 (77.5)	29.4 (84.9)	32.0 (89.6)	37.3 (99.1)	42.0 (107.6)	39.7 (103.5)	34.4 (93.9)	30.3 (86.5)	22.1 (71.8)	16.8 (62.2)	42.0 (107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	7.2 (45.0)	8.5 (47.3)	12.6 (54.7)	16.2 (61.2)	19.8 (67.6)	23.4 (74.1)	26.0 (78.8)	25.9 (78.6)	21.8 (71.2)	16.6 (61.9)	10.9 (51.6)	7.6 (45.7)	16.4 (61.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	5.0 (41.0)	8.1 (46.6)	10.9 (51.6)	14.5 (58.1)	17.9 (64.2)	20.2 (68.4)	20.0 (68.0)	16.4 (61.5)	12.4 (54.3)	7.7 (45.9)	4.9 (40.8)	11.9 (53.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.7 (35.1)	1.5 (34.7)	3.6 (38.5)	5.7 (42.3)	9.2 (48.6)	12.5 (54.5)	14.4 (57.9)	14.1 (57.4)	11.0 (51.8)	8.2 (46.8)	4.5 (40.1)	2.2 (36.0)	7.4 (45.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−18.8 (−1.8)	−17.0 (1.4)	−10.7 (12.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.9 (28.6)	1.4 (34.5)	3.8 (38.8)	3.7 (38.7)	0.2 (32.4)	−4.5 (23.9)	−9.6 (14.7)	−16.4 (2.5)	−18.8 (−1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48.2 (1.90)	44.9 (1.77)	45.0 (1.77)	44.6 (1.76)	61.4 (2.42)	55.6 (2.19)	53.1 (2.09)	57.7 (2.27)	48.6 (1.91)	52.6 (2.07)	54.5 (2.15)	62.7 (2.47)	628.9 (24.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10.0	9.7	9.0	8.4	9.1	8.7	7.2	7.6	7.6	9.8	10.6	11.8	109.5
Source: Météo-France^[3]

Transport

It is served by Brétigny station on Paris RER line C.

On 12 July 2013 an intercity train derailed shortly after 17.00, killing 7 people.^[4]^[5]

People

Inhabitants of Brétigny-sur-Orge are known as Brétignolais.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1793	700	—
1800	725	+0.50%
1806	789	+1.42%
1821	792	+0.03%
1831	781	−0.14%
1836	729	−1.37%
1841	808	+2.08%
1846	830	+0.54%
1851	829	−0.02%
1856	868	+0.92%
1861	943	+1.67%
1866	1,015	+1.48%
1872	1,093	+1.24%
1876	983	−2.62%
1881	1,065	+1.62%
1886	1,180	+2.07%
1891	1,160	−0.34%
1896	1,134	−0.45%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1901	1,251	+1.98%
1906	1,329	+1.22%
1911	1,438	+1.59%
1921	2,205	+4.37%
1926	2,640	+3.67%
1931	3,076	+3.10%
1936	3,300	+1.42%
1946	3,673	+1.08%
1954	4,759	+3.29%
1962	6,830	+4.62%
1968	12,688	+10.87%
1975	19,572	+6.39%
1982	18,662	−0.68%
1990	19,671	+0.66%
1999	21,650	+1.07%
2007	22,837	+0.67%
2012	25,214	+2.00%
2017	26,528	+1.02%

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[7]

Notable residents

Cédric Collet, footballer, was born in Brétigny. He has played for the Guadeloupe national football team.
Cédric Baseya, footballer, was born in Brétigny. He has played for Le Havre AC and some English clubs, but is now a free agent.
Antoine-Gaspard Boucher d'Argis, (1708-1791), lawyer and encyclopedist, lived in Brétigny in the Castle of la Fontaine.
Jean de Boishue (1943- ), politician. He was mayor of Brétigny.
Patrice Évra, football player, played for CS Brétigny from 1993 to 1997.
Jérémy Ménez, football player, played for CS Brétigny from 2000 to 2001.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
^ > Par Frédéric Frangeul avec AFP <!. "Un train déraille à Brétigny-sur-Orge". Europe1.fr. Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
^ "Deadly French train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge". BBC News. 2013-07-12. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Brétigny-sur-Orge, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brétigny-sur-Orge.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)