Lardy
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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 | 57-154 m | |
| surface | 7.63 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,526 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 724 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91510 | |
| INSEE code | 91330 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-lardy.fr/ | |
 Lardy Town Hall |
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Lardy is a municipality in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France in France . It has 5526 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Lardy belongs to the Arrondissement of Étampes and the Canton of Arpajon . The inhabitants are called Larziacois .
geography
Lardy is located on the banks of the Juine River about 38 kilometers southwest of central Paris . It is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Avrainville and Cheptainville in the north, Saint-Vrain in the east and northeast, Bouray-sur-Juine in the southeast, Janville-sur-Juine in the south and southwest, Chamarande in the west and Torfou in the northwest.
history
The name of the place and the inhabitants comes from the old name Larziacum from the 12th century. The community in its current form has existed since 1793.
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,835 | 2,275 | 2,852 | 2,922 | 3,658 | 4,375 | 5,694 | 5,524 |
Community partnerships
A partnership has existed with the Canadian community of Les Laurentides in the province of Québec since 1990. The municipality has also been friends with the German municipality of Stemwede since 2018 .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Lardy
- Saint-Pierre church with bell tower, monument historique since 1967
- Notre-Dame-d'Esperance chapel
- historic lime kiln from the 18th century, monument historique since 1996
- Pool in the Boussard Park from 1927, a historic monument since 1997
- Pont de l'Hetre (bridge over the Juine) from the 18th century, monument historique since 1926
- Pont Cornuel (bridge over the Juine), Monument historique since 1986
- Mill of Scelles from the 15th and 16th centuries, monument historique since 1926
economy
Renault maintains two test sites in the municipality.
Trivia
The former Queen of Serbia, Natalia Cheșco (1859–1941), is buried in the local cemetery.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 357-362.
