Paray-Vieille-Poste (; 'Paray-Old Post') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is in the southern outer suburbs of Paris, on the departmental border with Val-de-Marne. Orly Airport is partially located in the commune.
History
Paray-Vieille-Poste originated from the old village of Paray, which had about 60 residents in 1790.
The name "Paray-Vieille-Poste" first appeared in 1923. By 1928 the population swelled to 3,000 residents. At the time streets had not yet been built, and running water had not yet been installed. The Sarraut law of 15 March 1928 lead to the quick establishment of vital infrastructure. In 1931 Paray-Vieille-Poste received electricity and water connections, and the work was completed by 1933. The commune was affected by World War II bombings against Orly Airport."Histoire ." Paray-Vieille-Poste. Retrieved on 9 February 2011.
Population Inhabitants of Paray-Vieille-Poste are known as Paraysiens (masculine) and Paraysiennes (feminine) in French.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms contains bugles of the postilions announcing their passage to tell bystanders to move out of the way, the arms of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and the arms of the Maréchal de Vaux.
Economy Transavia France has its head office in Paray Vieille Poste."Terms and conditions of carriage ." Transavia.com. Retrieved on 2 January 2010. "Adresse: TRANSAVIA AIRLINES S.A.S. 18, avenue Louis Bleriot 91551 Paray vieille poste RCS 492 791 306 Evry FRANCE""Transavia France ." Air France. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "Its head office is in Paray-Vieille-Poste (Essonne), France. " and "Address: 18 Avenue Louis Blériot 91220 Paray-Vieille-Poste, France" OpenSkies is headquartered in Paray Vieille Poste."Contact Us ." OpenSkies. Retrieved on 21 June 2009. Prior to its re-establishment as OpenSkies, the airline L'Avion (Elysair SAS) was headquartered in that location."Contact." L'Avion. Retrieved on 1 September 2009. Kyocera Fineceramics Group has its design centre in Orlytech in Paray-Vieille-Poste."Sales Offices: Micro-Electronic Packages, Fiber Optic Components and Ultra High Vacuum Products ." Kyocera Europe. Retrieved on 8 February 2011.
Prior to its disestablishment, Air Inter (as Air France Europe) had its head office in the commune.World Airline Directory. Flight International. 26 March-1 April 1997. "44."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 1 April 1989. 47. AOM French Airlines had its head office in Building 363 at Orly Airport and in Paray-Vieille-Poste."World Airline Directory 1999." Flight International. 2000. 363."Nos coordonnées agences en "France Métropolitaine "." AOM French Airlines. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "SIEGE Bâtiment 363 B.P. 854 94 551 ORLY AEROGARE CEDEX""Résultat de votre recherche." Le Journal officiel électronique authentifié. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Siège social : compagnie Air Lib, bâtiment 363, zone centrale à l’aéroport d’Orly, 91550 Paray-Vieille-Poste." After AOM and Air Liberté merged in 2001,"Découvrir Air Liberté." Air Liberté. 23 February 2002. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. "Le 22 Septembre 2001, AOM et AIR LIBERTE ont donné naissance à une nouvelle compagnie aérienne qui porte désormais le nom AIR LIB." the new airline occupied building 363."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 12–18 March 2002. 57.
Education
Schools in Paray-Vieille-Poste include École Maternelle Victor-Hugo, École Primaire Jules-Ferry, École Paul-Bert (Maternelle and Primaire),"Vie scolaire ." Ville de Paray-Vieille-Poste. Retrieved on 3 September 2016. and Collège Pierre-de-Ronsard."2010 a4 rv.pdf Plan de Ville ." Ville de Paray-Vieille-Poste. Retrieved on 15 May 2010. 440 students attend Collège Pierre-de-Ronsard."College ." Ville de Paray-Vieille-Poste. Retrieved on 3 September 2016.
The Saint-Exupéry Library (Bibliothèque Saint-Exupéry) serves the village.
Gallery
See also
Communes of the Essonne department
References
External links
Official website
Mayors of Essonne Association