Athis-Mons
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Athis-Mons (Template:IPA) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located Template:Convert from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called Athégiens.
A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons, as do several of the hotels that serve the airport.<ref>"Plans, cartes et vue aérienne." Athis-Mons. Retrieved on 6 October 2009.</ref>
History
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Athis-Mons was formed in 1817 by joining two villages, Athis (along the Seine, and formerly known as Athis-sur-Orge<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>) and Mons (on the adjacent plateau). Nowadays the lower area of the commune is commonly called Athis-Val. The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private house in 1893.<ref>Template:Base Mérimée</ref>
During World War II, a significant portion (approximately 80%) of Athis-Mons was destroyed during the Allied bombing raid of 18 April 1944.Template:Fact Approximately 300 people died and 4,000 people were left homeless.Template:Fact Athis-Mons had to be entirely rebuilt after the war.
Population
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Geography
Athis-Mons is located at the confluence of Orge and Seine rivers, and at the southern edge of the international airport of Orly.
Climate
Athis-Mons has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Athis-Mons is Template:Cvt. The average annual rainfall is Template:Cvt with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around Template:Cvt, and lowest in January, at around Template:Cvt. The highest temperature ever recorded in Athis-Mons was Template:Cvt on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was Template:Cvt on 17 January 1985.
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Administration
The canton of Athis-Mons has 2 communes (the other is Paray-Vieille-Poste) and 36,615 inhabitants. Athis-Mons is a twin town of Ballina in Ireland.
Transport
Athis-Mons is served by Athis-Mons station on Paris RER line C.
Education
The commune has nine preschools (écoles maternelles) and eight elementary schools (écoles élémentaires).<ref>"Les écoles athégiennes." Athis-Mons. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.</ref>
- Preschools: Albert Calmette, Jules Ferry, Jean de la Fontaine, Pauline Kergomard, La Rougette, Charles Perrault, Jacques Prévert, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry,
- Elementary schools: Édouard Branly, Pierre et Marie Curie, Jules Ferry, Camille Flammarion, Jean Jaurès, Louis Pasteur, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Combined preschools and elementary schools: Jean-Baptiste de la Salle
There is a private Catholic school, Template:Interlanguage link multi.
Museum
The city hosts the aviation museum Musée Delta.
Twin towns - sister cities
Athis-Mons is twinned with:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Template:Flagicon Ballina, Ireland
- Template:Flagicon Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
- Template:Flagicon Sinaia, Romania