Saclay

{{short description|Commune in Île-de-France, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Saclay

|commune status = Commune

|image = Route départementale 36 le 2 juin 2013 à Saclay - 13.jpg

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Saclay (Essonne).svg

|map size = 270px

|adjustable map = Saclay_map.png

|map caption = Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

|coordinates = {{coord|48.731|2.1724|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|arrondissement = Palaiseau

|canton = Gif-sur-Yvette

|intercommunality = CA Paris-Saclay

|INSEE = 91534

|postal code = 91400

|mayor = Michel Senot{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|elevation m = 147

|elevation min m = 108

|elevation max m = 161

|area km2 = 13.65

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Saclay ({{IPA|fr|saklɛ|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Saclay.wav}}) is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located {{convert|18.7|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} from the centre of Paris. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics.