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Paris-Saclay is a research-intensive and
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currently under construction in the south of Paris, France. It encompasses research facilities, two French major universities with higher education institutions (''
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'') and also research centers of private companies. In 2013, the
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put Paris-Saclay in the top 8 world research clusters. In 2014, it comprised almost 15% of French scientific research capacity. The earliest settlements are from the 1950s, and this area was subsequently extended several times during the 1970s and 2000s. Several projects are underway to continue the development of the campus, including the relocation of some facilities. The area is now home to many of the Europe's largest high-tech corporations, and to the two French universities
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
(
CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec (CS) is a top French graduate engineering school of Paris-Saclay University in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. It was established on 1 January 2015, as a result of a strategic merger between two prestigious grandes écoles in France ...
, ENS Paris-Saclay, Paris-Saclay Faculty of Science, etc.) and the
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
(''
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'', Telecom Paris, etc.). The
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
was ranked 14th in the world in the 2020
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ranking. It was also placed 1st in the world for
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and 9th in the world for
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(1st in Europe). The goal was to strengthen the cluster to build an international scientific and technological hub that can compete with other high-technology business districts, such as
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or
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. This project started in 2006 and is likely to end in 2022. The main part is the construction of the ''campus du
plateau de Saclay The Plateau de Saclay, also called Silicon Valley Européenne (in English, European Silicon Valley), is located north of Essonne and south-east of Yvelines, 20 km south of Paris. It is bounded by the valley of the Yvette ('' Vallée de Chevreu ...
.''


History


First post-war settlement

Several French national institutions settled on the plateau after the end of World War II. The
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is the first to settle there, headed by
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, who bought the estate Button at
Gif-sur-Yvette Gif-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Gif on Yvette'') is a commune in south-western Ile de France, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Geography The town is crossed by and named after the river Yvette. The total area is and is green sp ...
in 1946. The following year, the newly created CEA (the High Commissioner is also Joliot-Curie) to purchase land. The same year,
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settles on the plateau in
Palaiseau Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau. Inhabitants of Palaiseau ar ...
. The Saclay center was inaugurated in 1952. At the same time, higher education institutions settled nearby. The
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is also up in the region in 1955 with the purchase of 50 hectares in the communes of
Orsay Orsay () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. A fortified location of the Chevreuse valley since the 8th centur ...
and Bures. This Orsay campus brings laboratories of the Paris Faculty of Sciences (later the
University of Paris-Sud Paris-Sud University (French: ''Université Paris-Sud''), also known as University of Paris — XI (or as Université d'Orsay before 1971), was a French research university distributed among several campuses in the southern suburbs of Paris, in ...
) and moved to 1956. Other institutions followed with the installation of HEC in 1964 with its move to the town of
Jouy-en-Josas Jouy-en-Josas () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. Jouy-en-Josas is home to the main campus of HEC Sc ...
, then with the arrival of the ''
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'' in 1965 on the Orsay campus. Research centers related to private companies also settled at that time in 1968 with the arrival of the Central Research Laboratory of
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.


Second wave of settlement in the 1970s

In the 1970s, the
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and
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settled on the plateau, the first in 1976 in the Palaiseau area, the other in 1975 in the Moulon area. The project had a scheduled time to install other schools soon after. The Moulon farm which currently houses the genetics and plant breeding was restored in 1978. Institutions on the plateau at this time begin to join together in an ''association d'établissements scientifiques'' (association of scientific institutions, AES) to reflect future developments of the area.


Third wave of the 2000s

At the beginning of the twenty-first century, research centers of private companies settled on the campus. In 2000,
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chooses to establish a center for
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in the area of
Palaiseau Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau. Inhabitants of Palaiseau ar ...
, joined in 2006 by
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laboratories, and in 2009 by
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which invests €15 million to install one of its expertise global centers. Other projects removal were also studied, including a research center of
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, studied in 2010. Two thematic advanced research are also on the campus, with the creation of ''Digiteo'' and ''Triangle de la physique'' in 2006.
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, which creation was decided in 2000 after three years of opposition of
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, was inaugurated the same year, built with a budget of 313 million euros. The project of
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center NeuroSpin is launched in 2006 also on the plateau. The first building constructed specifically for the campus is the ''Pôle commun de recherche en informatique'' (Joint Research Cluster Computing), which was inaugurated in November 2011.


Development projects

The proposed new construction and renovation of campus was launched by President
Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa (; ; born 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as President of France from 2007 to 2012. Born in Paris, he is of Hungarian, Greek Jewish, and French origin. Mayor of Neuilly-sur-Se ...
who wants to create a "French
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". The entire project is estimated to three billion euros funding. The different steps to set up the campus are part of several government operations. * The ''opération d'intérêt national de Massy Palaiseau Saclay Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines'' is established in 2006. Larger than the campus, it provides for the creation of a science and technology
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on the Saclay plateau. It is supported by "
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" project which also provides that the campus is accessible by the future line 18 of the Paris Metro. * In 2010, the "plan campus" permits an investment of 850 million euros. * With the debt, a billion is invested. Saclay campus is one of the winners of the « ''initiatives d'excellence'' » project so was awarded another grant of 950 million of euros. 30 October 2012,
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confirmed for the future operation of the project Campus Paris-Saclay staffing a billion for real estate transactions designed to bring together institutions, 850 million from ''plan campus'' and additional billion for investments for the future. In February 2001, the
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (, ''UVSQ'') is a French public university created in 1991, located in the department of Yvelines and, since 2002, in Hauts-de-Seine. It is a constituent university of the federal Paris-Saclay Un ...
became a founding member of the scientific cooperation foundation foreshadowing the future campus on the Saclay plateau. In November 2011, the
Mines ParisTech Mines Paris - PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (until May 2022 Mines ParisTech, also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines), is a French grande école and a c ...
finally withdrew the project. Three administratives structures have been created for this project: * The ''Établissement Public Paris-Saclay'', which is now the EPA Paris-Saclay, chaired by Pierre Veltz. * The ''Fondation de coopération scientifique Plateau de Saclay'' is the structure that carries the project. It must unite the various institutions at the university and scientific level. It is successively chaired by
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, Paul Vialle (28 April 2009 to his resignation on 30 March 2011) and Dominique Vernay. * The ''consortium des établissements du Plateau de Saclay'', which brings together 23 institutions.


Development status


Under construction

The last institutions to move on campus are mainly schools from the
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
, such as: *
AgroParisTech AgroParisTech (officially ''Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement'', or Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences)English naming according tEnglish brochure is a French higher educati ...
in 2021. Particularly, AgroParisTech and INRAE have a project for the construction of a common building in
Palaiseau Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau. Inhabitants of Palaiseau ar ...
. It will include all activities INRA Île-de-France unlocated in Jouy-en-Josas or Versailles * the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Pharmacy in 2022 * and the Departments of Chemistry and Biology of the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Science in 2022.


In service on campus

Institutions that have already moved on campus, such as: * part the
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
**the
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (also ENS Paris-Saclay or Normale Sup' Paris-Saclay), formerly ENS Cachan, is a grande école and a constituent member of Paris-Saclay University. It was established in 1892. It is located in Gif-sur-Yv ...
(moved in 2020) **
Centre for nanosciences and nanotechnologies The Centre for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (Centre de Nanosciences et de Nanotechnologies de l'université Paris-Saclay) or C2N, is a nanotechnology laboratory created as joint research unit (UMR 9001) between the University of Paris-Sac ...
(moved in 2016) **
CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec (CS) is a top French graduate engineering school of Paris-Saclay University in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. It was established on 1 January 2015, as a result of a strategic merger between two prestigious grandes écoles in France ...
(moved in 2015) * part of the
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
**
ENSTA Paris The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées ( en, Superior National School of Advanced Techniques) is a prestigious French graduate school of engineering ("''école d'ingénieurs''"). Founded in 1741, it is th ...
(moved in 2012) **
ENSAE Paris ENSAE Paris (officially École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique Paris) is a university in France, known as Grandes Ecoles and a member of IP Paris ( Institut Polytechnique de Paris). ENSAE Paris is known as the spe ...
(moved in 2017) **
Télécom Paris Télécom Paris (also known as ENST or Télécom or École nationale supérieure des télécommunications, also Télécom ParisTech until 2019) is a French public institution for higher education (''grande école'') and engineering research. Loca ...
(moved in 2019) ** Télécom SudParis (moved in 2019) Along with other institutions already located in the cluster, these education institutions are to be merged in
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
, such as: * part of
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
, ** the Paris-Saclay Faculty of Science, that placed its university 1st in the world for
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and 9th in the world for
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(1st in
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) in the 2020
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ranking. (on campus since 1956) ** Polytech Paris-Saclay (on campus since 2004) * part of the
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
** ''
École Polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...
'' (on campus since 1976) **
HEC Paris HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fi ...
(on campus since 1964) This
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
was ranked 14th in the world in the 2020
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ranking. The
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
, formed around the ''
École Polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...
'', was ranked 61st internationally by the
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2021, 93rd by the
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2020, and 2nd by the Times Higher Education Small University Rankings.


Companies established at Paris-Saclay


Town planning

The campus has currently three main areas:


Urban campus area


''Quartier de Moulon''

The area, located in the cities of
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and
Gif-sur-Yvette Gif-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Gif on Yvette'') is a commune in south-western Ile de France, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Geography The town is crossed by and named after the river Yvette. The total area is and is green sp ...
, includes the main campus of
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
, which has 15,000 students in the area, with its graduate schools ''
CentraleSupélec CentraleSupélec (CS) is a top French graduate engineering school of Paris-Saclay University in Gif-sur-Yvette, France. It was established on 1 January 2015, as a result of a strategic merger between two prestigious grandes écoles in France ...
'' and the ''
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (also ENS Paris-Saclay or Normale Sup' Paris-Saclay), formerly ENS Cachan, is a grande école and a constituent member of Paris-Saclay University. It was established in 1892. It is located in Gif-sur-Yv ...
'', its
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, its Polytechnic University School and the Paris-Saclay University Institute of Technology. There should then be around 8,100 staff, 5,000 students for engineering schools and 8,000 students only in the university's
faculty of science Faculty may refer to: * Faculty (academic staff), the academic staff of a university (North American usage) * Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States) * Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warrant ...
. The
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is located at
Gif-sur-Yvette Gif-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Gif on Yvette'') is a commune in south-western Ile de France, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Geography The town is crossed by and named after the river Yvette. The total area is and is green sp ...
since 1946. The area has a dozen research units and service, and also 1,500 people. It should accommodate several components of the
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
(earth sciences, economics and management, law and sport) as part of the development in the 2010s, but also several facilities pooled projected by the campus operation (conference center, students and international doctoral students accommodation centers, home business, documentation, logistics).


''Quartier de la Vauve''

The area, located in the city of
Palaiseau Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau. Inhabitants of Palaiseau ar ...
, includes the main campus of the
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
, the second
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of Paris-Saclay, with the ''
École Polytechnique École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...
'', the
ENSTA Paris The ENSTA Paris, officially École nationale supérieure de techniques avancées ( en, Superior National School of Advanced Techniques) is a prestigious French graduate school of engineering ("''école d'ingénieurs''"). Founded in 1741, it is th ...
, the
ENSAE Paris ENSAE Paris (officially École nationale de la statistique et de l'administration économique Paris) is a university in France, known as Grandes Ecoles and a member of IP Paris ( Institut Polytechnique de Paris). ENSAE Paris is known as the spe ...
, the Telecom Paris and
Telecom SudParis Télécom SudParis (formerly known as Télécom INT) is one of the top French engineering schools (public institutions) of higher education and research (French: Grandes Écoles) that award engineering degrees in France. It produces engineers wit ...
. It also includes the
ONERA The Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA) is the French national aerospace research centre. It is a public establishment with industrial and commercial operations, and carries out application-oriented research to supp ...
and the Paris-Saclay University's
Institut d'Optique Graduate School The Institut d'optique Graduate School ("Institute of optics"), nicknamed SupOptique or IOGS, is one of the most prestigious French Grandes Ecoles and the leading French ''grande école'' in the field of Optics and its industrial and scientific ap ...
and
AgroParisTech AgroParisTech (officially ''Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement'', or Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences)English naming according tEnglish brochure is a French higher educati ...
/ INRAE in 2021.


Other areas


= "Jouy-en-Josas" area

=
HEC Paris HEC Paris (french: École des hautes études commerciales de Paris) is a business school, and one of the most prestigious and selective grandes écoles, located in Jouy-en-Josas, France. HEC offers Master in Management, MSc International Fi ...
, associate member of the
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
, has been located at
Jouy-en-Josas Jouy-en-Josas () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. Jouy-en-Josas is home to the main campus of HEC Sc ...
since 1964. INRAE has 1,400 people in the area, and facilities for experimentation on livestock and
microbiology Microbiology () is the scientific study of microorganisms, those being unicellular (single cell), multicellular (cell colony), or acellular (lacking cells). Microbiology encompasses numerous sub-disciplines including virology, bacteriology, prot ...
. An extension of these activities provided for the arrival of more than 300 people in 2012, with the construction of Biosafety P3 facilities for
virology Virology is the Scientific method, scientific study of biological viruses. It is a subfield of microbiology that focuses on their detection, structure, classification and evolution, their methods of infection and exploitation of host (biology), ...
.


= "Orme/Saclay" area

= It includes the CEA's
Saclay Nuclear Research Centre The CEA Paris-Saclay (formerly CEA Saclay) center is one of nine centers belonging to the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA). The Saclay site hosts the administrative headquarters of the CEA. Historically, it was the hea ...
, member of
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, the Orphée reactor and
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in Saint-Aubin.


= "Nozay" area

= It includes
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in France (former
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), in Nozay.


Versailles Satory area

The
Satory Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: * Weapon-testing facilities of Nexter Systems * Barracks and facilities for Gendarmerie including the GIGN headquarters and the Mobile Gendarm ...
site is located in the immediate vicinity of the
Palace of Versailles The Palace of Versailles ( ; french: Château de Versailles ) is a former royal residence built by King Louis XIV located in Versailles, Yvelines, Versailles, about west of Paris, France. The palace is owned by the French Republic and since 19 ...
, in the historic heart of the city. At the hinge between the Bièvre valley and
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines () is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to ...
, it is divided into two parts. The western part includes Army establishments and companies linked to the defence sector, such as
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and Renault Trucks Defense. It also brings together several players in the field of mobility, with the presence of
IFSTTAR The French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (french: Institut français des sciences et technologies des transports, de l'aménagement et des réseaux, IFSTTAR) is a public research institution (a Public S ...
, a public transport research organisation, the
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motor sports team and the Val d'Or circuit, which also includes test tracks. The eastern part is home to logistics and training units of the
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and the
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, as well as 5,000 housing units for staff and their families.


Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines area

As part of the Paris-Saclay project, the EPA Paris-Saclay is being asked to support development operations undertaken by the
Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines () is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to ...
. The rail corridor, which separates the latter in two, constitutes a reserve of space available for construction. The ESTACA Paris-Saclay institution moved to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines in 2015.


Projects critics

Various extensions of the campus were criticized by environmental movements in the early 1990s who accuse it of reducing the size of the agricultural areas. These criticisms are reformulated in the expansion projects of the 2000s. Some also criticize a project that promotes the ''
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'' too much, especially with regard to the governance of the Campus. The Snesup (''Syndicat national de l'enseignement supérieur'') denounces "a project based on an elitist vision of higher education" and the exclusion of many institutions from the board of directors. The management project initiated by the "campus plan" has also been criticized by local politicians who criticize the state for being the sole leader of the project, or other project stakeholders who criticize the state of exercising too much intervention. The organization referred to as a
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is also criticized by the actors who doubt its effectiveness or fear that its development would be detrimental to other geographical areas, as in the case of the
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and the ''
École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay The École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (also ENS Paris-Saclay or Normale Sup' Paris-Saclay), formerly ENS Cachan, is a grande école and a constituent member of Paris-Saclay University. It was established in 1892. It is located in Gif-sur-Yv ...
'' leaving towns in the Paris region, or in the case of ''
grandes écoles Grandes may refer to: * Agustín Muñoz Grandes, Spanish general and politician *Banksia ser. Grandes, a series of plant species native to Australia * Grandes y San Martín, a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain ...
'' leaving Paris.


See also

*
Paris-Saclay University Paris-Saclay University (french: Université Paris-Saclay) is a public research university based in Paris, France. It is one of the 13 prestigious universities that emerged from the division of the University of Paris, also known as the Sorbonne. ...
*
Polytechnic Institute of Paris The Polytechnic Institute of Paris (french: Institut polytechnique de Paris) is a research university system located in Palaiseau, France. It consists of five engineering schools: École Polytechnique, ENSTA Paris, ENSAE Paris, Télécom Paris and ...
*
Plateau de Saclay The Plateau de Saclay, also called Silicon Valley Européenne (in English, European Silicon Valley), is located north of Essonne and south-east of Yvelines, 20 km south of Paris. It is bounded by the valley of the Yvette ('' Vallée de Chevreu ...
*
Business cluster A business cluster is a geographic concentration of interconnected businesses, suppliers, and associated institutions in a particular field. Clusters are considered to increase the productivity with which companies can compete, nationally and gl ...
*
Research-intensive cluster Research-intensive clusters (RICs) are regions with a high density of research-oriented organizations. These regions may be informally designated, or may be represented by a formal association. Member organizations are often universities, business ...
*
Research park The following is a list of science park, technology parks and biomedical parks of the world, organized by continent. Asia ASEAN Economic Community Report listing all the Economic Zones in the ASEAN Economic Community froUNIDO Viet Nam China ...
*
Science park A science park (also called a "university research park", "technology park”, "technopark", “technopole", or a "science and technology park" (STP)) is defined as being a property-based development that accommodates and fosters the growt ...
*
List of technology centers This is a list of technology centers throughout the world. Government planners and business networks often incorporate "silicon" or "valley" into place names to describe their own areas as a result of the success of Silicon Valley in Califor ...


Bibliography

* ''Plan Campus du plateau de Saclay'', Tome 1, Paris, March 2009, 65 p. * ''Plan Campus du plateau de Saclay'', Tome 2, Paris, March 2009, 115 p.


References


External links


Official website
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