Saint-Chéron (Essonne)
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Dourdan | |
| Community association | Dourdannais en Hurepoix | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ' N , 2 ° 7' E | |
| height | 62-159 m | |
| surface | 11.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,072 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 443 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91530 | |
| INSEE code | 91540 | |
| Website | http://www.saintcheron.com/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Chéron |
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Saint-Chéron is a commune with 5072 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Étampes and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Dourdan . The inhabitants are called Saint-Chéronnais .
geography
Saint-Chéron is located on the Orge River . Saint-Chéron is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne in the north, Breuillet in the northeast, Breux-Jouy in the east, Souzy-la-Briche in the southeast, Villeconin in the south, Sermaise in the west and southwest and Le Val-Saint-Germain in the north-west.
The municipality's train station is served by the RER C line.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 2,236 | 2,457 | 3,370 | 3,550 | 4,082 | 4,444 | 4,752 | 4,817 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Chéron (Essonne)
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- Baville Castle, built from 1625 to 1629, has been a monument historique since 1990
- Cicéri mansion, built in 1803, monument historique since 1989
Community partnerships
- Rotherfield , East Sussex (England), United Kingdom, since 1986
- Vicovaro , Province of Rome (Lazio), Italy, since 2003
Personalities
- Pierre-Luc-Charles Cicéri (1782–1868), painter and set designer
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 879-882.
