Limours
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Limours
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The town hall in Limours
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Coordinates: 48°38′45″N 2°04′38″E / 48.6458°N 2.0771°E / 48.6458; 2.0771 | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Dourdan |
Intercommunality | Pays de Limours |
Government
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• Mayor (2020 – 2026) | Chantal Thiriet [1] |
Area
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14.25 km 2 (5.50 sq mi) |
Population | 6,460 |
• Density | 450/km 2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST ) |
INSEE /Postal code |
91338
/91470
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Elevation | 100–177 m (328–581 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Commune in Île-de-France, France
Limours , often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix ( French pronunciation: [limuʁ] ( listen ) ) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France .
Geography
Limours is located 30 km (19 mi) from Paris .
Population
Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,264 | — |
1975 | 4,201 | +9.23% |
1982 | 4,774 | +1.84% |
1990 | 6,324 | +3.58% |
1999 | 6,465 | +0.25% |
2007 | 6,344 | −0.24% |
2012 | 6,560 | +0.67% |
2017 | 6,625 | +0.20% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
Pays de Limours
Limours gives its name to, and is the most populated town of, the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours , which aggregates fourteen Essonne communes . The administrative seat of the communauté, however, is in Briis-sous-Forges rather than Limours itself. [4]
List of Pays de Limours member towns:
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2020" . The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies . 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE
- ↑ CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL) (N° SIREN : 249100074) , BANATIC
External links
- Media related to Limours at Wikimedia Commons
- Limours city council website (in French)
- Base Mérimée : Search for heritage in the commune , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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