Linas

Linas
region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Longjumeau
Community association	Paris-Saclay
Coordinates	48 ° 38 ' N , 2 ° 16' E Coordinates: 48 ° 38 ' N , 2 ° 16' E
height	46-168 m
surface	7.51 km 2
Residents	6,785 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	903 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	91310
INSEE code	91339
Website	www.ville-linas.fr
	; Mairie Linas

Linas is a French commune with 6,785 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region .

geography

Linas is about 30 kilometers south of Paris at the intersection of two important traffic routes. The RN20, which connects Paris with Orléans , runs from north to south . The A104 autoroute , known as Francilienne , runs in an east-west direction and is the third motorway ring in the greater Paris area.

Not far away was the Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry race track .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	1833	2156	2830	4042	4767	4970	6249	6785
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In 2006 Linas had 6,249 inhabitants on an area of 7.51 km². The community's population has grown rapidly over the past 50 years. After a disproportionate, almost exponential growth between the 1960s and the 1980s, the population growth slowed significantly, only to pick up again at the beginning of the 21st century.

Attractions

Saint-Merry church

Saint-Merry church

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 783-791.

Web links

Commons : Linas - collection of images, videos and audio files

Linas at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)