Fontenay-le-Viscount
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Evry | |
| Canton | Mennecy | |
| Community association | Val d'Essonne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 33 ' N , 2 ° 24' E | |
| height | 46-84 m | |
| surface | 6.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,540 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 225 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91540 | |
| INSEE code | 91244 | |
| Website | http://www.fontenaylevicomte.org/ | |
 Fontenay-le-Vicomte Town Hall |
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Fontenay-le-Vicomte is a commune with 1,540 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Evry and is part of the canton of Mennecy . The inhabitants are called Fontenois .
geography
Fontenay-le-Vicomte is located about 35 kilometers south-southeast of Paris in the Hurepoix region on the Essonne , which borders the municipality in the north. Fontenay-le-Vicomte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Écharcon in the north, Mennecy in the east and northeast, Chevannes in the southeast, Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in the south and southwest and Vert-le-Petit in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 354 | 326 | 437 | 635 | 744 | 884 | 1,221 | 1,280 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Rémy church, a historic monument since 1950
Personalities
- Joseph Louis Marie Andlauer (1869–1956), General
- Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965), Moroccan opposition politician, kidnapped by the Moroccan secret service and murdered in Fontenay-le-Vicomte
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 605-606.
Web links
Commons : Fontenay-le-Vicomte - collection of images, videos and audio files
