Limours
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Dourdan | |
| Community association | Pays de Limours | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 39 ′ N , 2 ° 5 ′ E | |
| height | 100-177 m | |
| surface | 14.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 6,625 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 465 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91470 | |
| INSEE code | 91338 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-limours.fr/ | |
Limours is a French village with 6625 inhabitants (at 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 Dourdan .
Neighboring municipalities of Limours are Les Molières in the north, Gometz-la-Ville in the northeast, Briis-sous-Forges in the east, Forges-les-Bains in the southeast, Bonnelles in the southwest and Pecqueuse in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1.956 | 2,264 | 4,201 | 4,774 | 6.324 | 6,471 | 6,456 | 6,478 |
Attractions
See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Limours
- Remains of Limours Castle
- Church Saint-Pierre (16th century), monument historique (2006)
- Church of La Synaxe-de-la-mère-de-Dieu-et-du-saint-prophète-Élie (Romanian Orthodox)
- Wash house , built in 1870
- Former pigeon tower , built in 1789
Limours Castle
Dovecote of the castle
Saint-Pierre church
Orthodox Church
Personalities
- Diane de Poitiers (1499–1566), mistress of King Henry II, mistress of Limours
- Anne de Pisseleu (1508–1575), mistress of King Francis I, mistress of Limours
- Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (1528–1599), Chancellor of France , Comte de Limours
- Anne de Joyeuse (1560–1587), favorite of King Henry III, Lord of Limours
- Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1585–1642), Cardinal Pair of France , Lord of Limours
- Jean-Baptiste Gaston de Bourbon, duc d'Orléans (1608–1660), lord of Limours
- Jean-Jules Clamageran (1827–1903), politician, finance minister (1885), died in Limours
Town twinning
- Nioro du Sahel (Mali) since 1983
- Minfeld (Rhineland-Palatinate) since 1985
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 542-547.
- Annie Jacquet: Limours-en-Hurepoix. Alan Sutton, Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire 1998, ISBN 9782842531515 .
- Limours en Hurepoix, a trace of the associations pour le XXIe siècle. L'Harmattan, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-7384-9502-8 .
Web links
Commons : Limours - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Limours at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)