Les Ulis

Les Ulis
Location of
Country	France
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Les Ulis
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91692 /

Les Ulis is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.1 km. (14.4 miles) from the center of Paris.

History

The commune of Les Ulis has existed only recently. It was created on February 19, 1977 by detaching territory from the communes of Orsay and Bures-sur-Yvette.

Transportation

Les Ulis is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Les Ulis is Bures-sur-Yvette station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Bures-sur-Yvette, 1.6 km.(1 mile) from the town center of Les Ulis.

Famous people

Football player Thierry Henry, who plays on the French national team as well as Arsenal F.C. in England, was born in Les Ulis. Like Thierry Henry, another famous french player Patrice Evra, who plays for Manchester United in England as well a being capped 5 times on the French national team was raised in Les Ulis.

The former spokesman of the ecological French party, Stéphane Pocrain, was born in Les Ulis.