Orge
The Orge () is a long river in France, left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in the village Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt. Its course crosses the '' départements'' of Yvelines and Essonne. It flows northwest through the towns of Dourdan, ...
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commune
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in the
Essonne
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France
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From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by
William
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and
Noma Copley
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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
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Henri Matisse
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known prima ...
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Marcel Duchamp
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Roland Penrose
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Lee Miller
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Brico Dépôt
Brico Dépôt () is a chain of DIY and home improvement stores, headquartered in Longpont-sur-Orge. The chain was created in 1993 by Castorama Dubois Investment and later purchased by the British group Kingfisher which operates 135 stores in Belg ...
, a subsidiary of
Kingfisher plc
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It has over 1,300 stores in nine countries, and its brands include B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. Kingfisher is listed on the London St ...
, has its head office in Longpont-sur-Orge.
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
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (, literally ''Saint-Michel on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne ''département'' of France. It is in the southern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge are known as ''Saint-M ...