Nozay (Essonne)
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne department | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Les Ulis | |
| Community association | Paris-Saclay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 40 ′ N , 2 ° 15 ′ E | |
| height | 95-168 m | |
| surface | 7.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,642 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 632 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91620 | |
| INSEE code | 91458 | |
| Website | Official site of the city | |
 Nozay town center with church and town hall |
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Nozay is a French commune with 4642 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Essonne department and the Île-de-France region .
geography
Nozay is located on the highest point of the Essonne department about 30 km from Paris city center on the edge of the capital's Unité urbaine . Due to its proximity to Paris and the country, the place is a popular place to live for wealthy households. Real estate prices are well above the national level.
history
The place was first mentioned in a document from the year 768 as a gift from Pippin des Kurzen to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. For a long time, Nozay, like the neighboring town of La Ville-du-Bois, belonged to the Marcoussis rule . Nozay Church was part of Longpont Priory, according to a document from 1061 .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 467 | 668 | 1820 | 2653 | 2636 | 4275 | 4696 | 4741 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Nozay has increased its population tenfold since the early 1960s. By moving to the commune in the Paris catchment area, the population had already quintupled from less than 500 inhabitants to more than 2500 at the beginning of the 1980s. After a brief period of stagnation, a second phase of growth that continues to this day began in 1990 with the increased construction of new apartments.
Partner communities
- With Střelice in the Czech Republic and Assago in the Italian Lombardy Nozay is connected by Twinning
economy
Like Marcoussis , Nozay is an important Alcatel-Lucent headquarters , which specializes in telecommunications and optical electronics.
Attractions
- The Saint-Germain church dates from the 12th century.
- The Templar stone from the 13th century is a machined monolith that was probably once the base of a cross.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 811-814.
Web links
- Nozay at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)