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Localisation and infrastructure

Saclay Scientipôle is situated 20 kilometres south of Paris, in the Ile-de-France region. It is bordered by the residential valley areas of La Bièvre to the North and l'Yvette (or the Vallée de Chevreuse) to the South. It is also close to the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to the West, the tertiary and multimodal centres of Massy to the East, Versailles to the North-West and the large activity zones of Courtaboeuf to the South and Vélizy to the North. Saclay Scientipôle boasts a exceptional communications network:

  • A10 Motorway
  • A86 Motorway
  • N118 road
  • RER line B
  • RER lineC
  • TGV train station at Massy (with network links to the European TGV services)
  • Orly Airport (via RER line B and Orly Val)
  • Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport (direct via RER line B)
  • Villacoublay Airfield
  • Toussus-le-Noble business airport
  • Numerous bus services

Enviably situated, close to the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park, Saclay Scientipôle has already attracted a large number of companies, the majority of which are involved in scientific sectors, who have found the area to be ideally suited to their requirements.

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Updated: 20-01-99