Canton of Dourdan
| Canton of Dourdan | |
|---|---|
| region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement |
Étampes Palaiseau |
| main place | Dourdan |
| Residents | 66,153 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 229 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 289.07 km² |
| Communities | 28 |
| INSEE code | 9105 |
 Location of the canton of Dourdan in the Essonne department |
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The canton Dourdan is a French canton (since 2015) in the arrondissements Étampes and Palaiseau (until 2015: only arrondissement Ètampes), in the department of Essonne and in the region of Île-de-France ; its capital is Dourdan . Dominique Écharoux ( UMP / LR ) has been a representative in the General Council of the Department since 2004 and Dany Boyer ( DVD ) since 2015 .
geography
The canton of Dourdan has been 289.07 km² in size since 2015 and has (2017) 66,153 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 229 inhabitants per km². It is on average 131 meters above sea level, between 82 meters in Roinville and 163 meters in Dourdan .
Communities
Since 2015 the canton has consisted of 28 municipalities:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code | Arrondissement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angervilliers | 1,673 | 9.01 | 186 | 91017 | 91470 | Palaiseau |
| Breuillet | 8,394 | 6.69 | 1,255 | 91105 | 91650 | Palaiseau |
| Breux-Jouy | 1,245 | 4.68 | 266 | 91106 | 91650 | Etampes |
| Briis-sous-Forges | 3,408 | 10.86 | 314 | 91111 | 91640 | Palaiseau |
| Chamarande | 1,147 | 5.74 | 200 | 91132 | 91730 | Etampes |
| Chauffour-lès-Étréchy | 134 | 4.8 | 28 | 91148 | 91580 | Etampes |
| Corbreuse | 1,741 | 15.79 | 110 | 91175 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Courson-Monteloup | 572 | 3.74 | 153 | 91186 | 91680 | Palaiseau |
| Dourdan | 10,806 | 30.64 | 353 | 91200 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Étréchy | 6,541 | 14.06 | 465 | 91226 | 91580 | Etampes |
| Fontenay-lès-Briis | 2.149 | 9.72 | 221 | 91243 | 91640 | Palaiseau |
| Forges-les-Bains | 3,851 | 14.58 | 264 | 91249 | 91470 | Palaiseau |
| Janvry | 636 | 8.24 | 77 | 91319 | 91640 | Palaiseau |
| La Foret-le-Roi | 524 | 7.94 | 66 | 91247 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Les Granges-le-Roi | 1,198 | 12.68 | 94 | 91284 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Le Val-Saint-Germain | 1,475 | 12.57 | 117 | 91630 | 91530 | Etampes |
| Limours | 6,625 | 14.25 | 465 | 91338 | 91470 | Palaiseau |
| Mauchamps | 275 | 3.16 | 87 | 91378 | 91730 | Etampes |
| Richarville | 397 | 10.35 | 38 | 91519 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Roinville | 1,393 | 13.40 | 104 | 91525 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Saint-Chéron | 5,072 | 11.44 | 443 | 91540 | 91530 | Etampes |
| Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan | 978 | 9.89 | 99 | 91546 | 91410 | Etampes |
| Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne | 1,564 | 9.03 | 173 | 91568 | 91530 | Palaiseau |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Favieres | 294 | 4.37 | 67 | 91578 | 91910 | Etampes |
| Sermaise | 1,622 | 13.6 | 119 | 91593 | 91530 | Etampes |
| Souzy-la-Briche | 428 | 7.33 | 58 | 91602 | 91580 | Etampes |
| Vaugrigneuse | 1,287 | 6.06 | 212 | 91634 | 91640 | Palaiseau |
| Villeconin | 724 | 14.45 | 50 | 91662 | 91580 | Etampes |
| Canton of Dourdan | 66,153 | 289.07 | 229 | 9105 | - | - |
Until the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the canton consisted of eleven municipalities on an area of 138.39 km²: Authon-la-Plaine , Chatignonville , Corbreuse , Dourdan (main town), La Forêt-le-Roi , Les Granges-le-Roi , Mérobert , Plessis-Saint-Benoist , Richarville , Roinville and Saint-Escobille .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6500 | 7825 | 10,444 | 12,330 | 14,138 | 15.176 | 15,872 | 16,707 |