Athis-Mons (French: [atisˈmɔ̃s] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants are called Athégiens.
A small part of Orly International Airport lies on the territory of the commune of Athis-Mons, as do several of the hotels that serve the airport.[3]
Athis-Mons was formed in 1817 by joining two villages, Athis (along the Seine, and formerly known as Athis-sur-Orge[4]) and Mons (on the adjacent plateau). Nowadays the lower area of the commune is commonly called Athis-Val.
During World War II, a significant portion (approximately 80%) of Athis-Mons was destroyed during the Allied bombing raid of 18 April 1944.[citation needed] Approximately 300 people died and 4,000 people were left homeless.[citation needed] Athis-Mons had to be entirely rebuilt after the war.
Athis-Mons is located at the confluence of Orge and Seine rivers, and at the southern edge of the international airport of Orly.
Athis-Mons has an oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb). The average annual temperature in Athis-Mons is 12.1 °C (53.8 °F). The average annual rainfall is 622.2 mm (24.50 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 20.4 °C (68.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 4.7 °C (40.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Athis-Mons was 41.9 °C (107.4 °F) on 25 July 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.8 °C (1.8 °F) on 17 January 1985.
The canton of Athis-Mons has 2 communes (the other is Paray-Vieille-Poste) and 36,615 inhabitants. Athis-Mons is a twin town of Ballina in Ireland.
Athis-Mons is served by Athis-Mons station on Paris RER line C.
The commune has nine preschools (écoles maternelles) and eight elementary schools (écoles élémentaires).[11]
There is a private Catholic school, Groupe scolaire Saint-Charles d'Athis-Mons
.The city hosts the aviation museum Musée Delta.
Athis-Mons is twinned with:[12]