Marolles-en-Hurepoix

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Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Coat of arms of Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Marolles-en-Hurepoix (France)
Marolles-en-Hurepoix
region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Brétigny-sur-Orge
Community association Cœur d'Essonne agglomeration
Coordinates 48 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 34 '  N , 2 ° 18'  E
height 77-89 m
surface 6.47 km 2
Residents 5,388 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 833 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 91630
INSEE code 91376
Website http://www.marolles-en-hurepoix.fr/

Marolles-en-Hurepoix town hall

Marolles-en-Hurepoix is a French village with 5388 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Palaiseau and the canton of Brétigny-sur-Orge . The inhabitants are called Marollais .

geography

Marolles-en-Hurepoix is ​​about 33 kilometers south of Paris. Marolles-en-Hurepoix is ​​surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Brétigny-sur-Orge in the north, Leudeville in the east, Saint-Vrain in the south and southeast, Cheptainville in the southwest, Guibeville in the west and La Norville in the northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011
Residents 1,401 1,578 2.711 3,549 4.126 4,669 4,731 4,870

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church
  • Beaulieu Castle, built around 1480
  • Marolles Castle, built between 1481 and 1680, rebuilt in 1788
  • Gaillon Palace, built in 1588
  • Tournelles Castle

Community partnerships

We have partnerships with the following municipalities:

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 146-148.

Web links

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