Name of inhabitants: Ulissiens.
Area: 526 hectares.
Population: 26,000 inhabitants.
25 km from Paris, southern boundary of urbanization, the city of Les Ulis occupies a privileged geographical situation, north-west of Essonne. This young city is characterized by an original architecture. Thus, pedestrians and motor vehicles each have their traffic level and eighteen bridges can cross the city on foot.
Nearly 100 hectares of green areas: South Park, North Park with its lakes, a fitness trail and the beginning of the green (about 6 km hike through Ulis, Bures Gometz up-the- Chatel).
The sports facilities are important: a stadium with running track, swimming pool, bowling alley, sports fields, tennis courts open access, and many other activities can be performed ...
Cultural facilities are a great place: The cultural center Boris Vian (auditorium seating 800), the François Mitterrand library with 85,000 books, video cassettes, audio CD or CDs, movies Jacques Prevert classified arthouse Two houses for all and nearly 200 associations contribute to the vitality of cultural and sporting life of Les Ulis.
A regional shopping center (Ulis 2), a business park (Courtaboeuf) with its 20 000 employees and 900 companies specializing in high technology make this city a vibrant center of attraction for the region.