Janville-sur-Juine
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Arpajon | |
| Community association | Entre Juine et Renarde | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 31 ' N , 2 ° 16' E | |
| height | 59-152 m | |
| surface | 10.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,962 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 184 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91510 | |
| INSEE code | 91318 | |
| Website | http://www.janville-sur-juine.fr/ | |
Janville-sur-Juine is a municipality in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France in France . It has 1,962 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Janville-sur-Juine belongs to the Arrondissement of Étampes and the Canton of Arpajon (until 2015: Canton of Étréchy ). The inhabitants are called Janvillois .
geography
Janville-sur-Juine is located on the banks of the Juine River about 38 kilometers south of central Paris . The municipality is located in the Gâtinais français Regional Nature Park . Janville-sur-Juine is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lardy in the north, Bouray-sur-Juine in the east and northeast, Cerny in the east and southeast, Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in the south, Auvers-Saint-Georges in the west and southwest and Chamarande in the West.
history
The community was formed in 1889 with its current name.
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 776 | 894 | 1.314 | 1,527 | 1,714 | 1,788 | 1,848 | 1.933 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Janville-sur-Juine
- Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-la-Très-Sainte-Vierge church
- Mesnil-Voisin Castle from the 17th century with dovecote and chapel (also belongs to the neighboring municipality of Bouray-sur-Juine), Monument historique since 1980, 1994/1995
- Gillevoisin Castle, Monument historique since 1969
- Tower of Pocancy
- The Dolmen de la Pierre Levée (German: Dolmen of the raised rock) is a Neolithic megalithic complex and has been a monument historique since 1949
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
Mesnil-Voisin Castle
Gillevoisin Castle
Tower of Pocancy
Dolmen de la Pierre Levée
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 353-357.
