Montgeron
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Evry | |
| Canton |
Draveil Vigneux-sur-Seine |
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| Community association | Val d'Yerres Val de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 2 ° 27' E | |
| height | 31-88 m | |
| surface | 11.22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 23,775 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91230 | |
| INSEE code | 91421 | |
| Website | http://www.montgeron.fr/ | |
Montgeron is a French commune with 23,775 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in France in the northeast of the Essonne department . Montgeron is one of the southern suburbs of Paris and is 18 kilometers from the center of Paris.
The first Tour de France began on July 1, 1903 at around 3:15 p.m. at Café Le Réveil-Matin in Montgeron.
Buildings
- Pavillon du Moustier , 17th century country house where the painter Émile Auguste Carolus-Duran lived for a time
- Rottembourg Castle , residence of Henri Rottembourg , known for paintings by Claude Monet
- Domaine des Prés , 18th century castle
- Chalandray Castle, 19th century castle
- Hôtel de ville , 19th century town hall
- Montgeron Castle , also Château de la princesse de Beauvau , building from 1832, used as a lycée since 1946
- Église Saint-Jacques , church built in 1855/56
Town twinning
Montgeron maintains partnerships with Viernau , part of the city of Steinbach-Hallenberg ( Germany ), Eschborn (Germany) and Póvoa de Varzim ( Portugal ).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 765-780.
Web links
Commons : Montgeron - collection of images, videos and audio files
