Longpont-sur-Orge (, literally Longpont on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by William and Noma Copley served as a social hub and a central gathering place in the postwar era for a community of Surrealists to reunite after their dispersal during the war. Among the artists who frequented the villa located at 27, rue du Docteur Darier were Man Ray, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Roland Penrose, Lee Miller, and British architect Maxwell Fry.Cay Sophie Rabinowitz, ed. William N. Copley: An American Close to Paris: Longpont-sur-Orge (New York: Osmos, 2018)
Brico Dépôt, a subsidiary of Kingfisher plc, has its head office in Longpont-sur-Orge."Legal notices ." Brico Dépôt. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Propriétaire du site : Brico Dépôt Rue de la Tourelle - 91310 LONGPONT SUR ORGE France.""Brico Dépôt ." Kingfisher plc. Retrieved on 2 February 2011. "Head office Rue de la Tourelle 91310 Longpont sur Orge France."
Population Inhabitants of Longpont-sur-Orge are known as Longipontains in French.
Education The commune has the following primary school groups, or Groups of preschools (maternelles) and elementary schools: Groupe scolaire de Lormoy, Groupe scolaire des Échassons, Groupe scolaire Jean Ferrat (primary only). Two nearby secondary schools, Collège Jean Moulin (junior high school) and Lycée Léonard de Vinci are in nearby Saint-Michel-sur-Orge."Enfance et éducation." Longpont-sur-Orge. Retrieved on October 13, 2016.
See also
Communes of the Essonne department
References
External links
Official website
Mayors of Essonne Association