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Orly

Orly (ôrlē') [key], city (1990 pop. 21,824), Val-de-Marne dept., N central France, a suburb SE of Paris. It is the site of Orly airport, which with Charles de Gaulle is one of the two chief airports of Paris. There is an industrial and warehouse zone north of the airport.

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