Palaiseau-Villebon: history and sights
Served by: RER B.
Did you know?
From the Latin 'palatiolum', Palaiseau takes its name from a small Merovingian royal palace; the station also serves Villebon-sur-Yvette, which has no station of its own.
Anecdote
The young Palaiseau forest was created by the State in 1976, when the École polytechnique moved onto the plateau.
Around Palaiseau-Villebon
- École polytechnique, 2100 m away — A grande école founded in 1794, installed on the Palaiseau plateau in 1976.
- Forêt de Palaiseau, 3100 m away — A young forest of broadleaf trees and meadows created by the State in 1976 and managed by the ONF.