Igny (Essonne)

Igny
region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Palaiseau
Community association	Paris-Saclay
Coordinates	48 ° 45 ' N , 2 ° 14' E Coordinates: 48 ° 45 ' N , 2 ° 14' E
height	62-154 m
surface	3.82 km 2
Residents	10,052 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	2,631 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	91430
INSEE code	91312
Website	https://www.igny.fr/
	; Mairie from Igny

Igny is a French municipality with 10,052 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Palaiseau and the canton of the same name Palaiseau .

geography

Igny lies on the Bièvre , a tributary of the Seine . Igny is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Verrières-le-Buisson in the north and north-east, Massy in the east and south-east, Palaiseau in the south, Vauhallan in the south-west and Bièvres in the west and north-west.

history

The construction of a defensive tower is guaranteed for the 13th century. Rivus de Ignaco appears for the first time on a map of Philip II , on the site of today's Igny.