Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base
Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base is a former French Air Force French: Armée de l'Air base. The base is located approximately 2 miles southeast of Brétigny-sur-Orge; about 17 miles south of Paris.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Airport
- Description: military airbase, France
- Also known as: “Bretigny-sur-Orge”, “Brétigny-sur-Orge”, “Bretigny-sur-Orge Air Base”, “Bretigny-sur-Orge Airport”, and “LFPY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brétigny station and Ciné 220.
Brétigny station
Railway station
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Brétigny is a railway station in Brétigny-sur-Orge, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1865 and is located on the Paris–Bordeaux railway and Paris–Tours railway. Brétigny station is situated 2½ km northwest of Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base.
Ciné 220
Movie theater
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Ciné 220 is a movie theater, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brétigny-sur-Orge and Bondoufle.
Brétigny-sur-Orge
Town
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Brétigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, 26.7 km from the city center.
Bondoufle
Town
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Bondoufle is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 27 km from Paris. In 1994 the city hosted the Francophonie Games at the Stade Robert Bobin, which had been built for the occasion. Bondoufle is situated 4 km northeast of Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base.
Fleury-Mérogis
Village
Fleury-Mérogis is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The commune has the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France's and Europe's largest prison. Fleury-Mérogis is situated 4½ km northeast of Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base.
Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base
- Categories: air base and transportation
- Location: Le Plessis-Pâté, Arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Tajik—“Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “base aèria de Brétigny-sur-Orge”
- French: “BA 217”
- French: “Base 217”
- French: “Base aérienne 217 Bretigny-Sur-Orge”
- French: “Base aérienne 217 Brétigny-sur-Orge”
- French: “Base aérienne 217 de Brétigny-sur-Orge”
- German: “Militärflugplatz Brétigny-sur-Orge”
- Indonesian: “LFPY”
- Japanese: “ブレティニー＝シュロルジュ空軍基地”
- Japanese: “第217ブレティニー＝シュロルジュ空軍基地”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Bretigny-sur-Orge”
- Persian: “پایگاه هوایی بروتنی سور اورژ”
- Russian: “Бретиньи-Сюр-Орж (авиабаза)”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоӣ брутни сур оврж”
- Tajik: “Пойгоҳи ҳавоии Бретни-сур-Орҷ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Le Plessis-Pâté and La Moinerie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brétigny Railway Station and Golf Club Bondoufle.
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