Saclas

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Saclas
Saclas coat of arms
Saclas (France)
Saclas
region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Etampes
Canton Etampes
Community association Étampois Sud Essonne
Coordinates 48 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  E Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′  N , 2 ° 8 ′  E
height 72-147 m
surface 13.66 km 2
Residents 1,806 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 132 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 91690
INSEE code
Website http://www.mairie-saclas.fr/

Saclas City Hall

Saclas is a French commune with 1,806 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Étampes and is part of the canton of Étampes (until 2015: canton of Méréville ). The inhabitants are called Saclasia .

geography

Saclas is located about 65 kilometers south-southwest of Paris on the Juine . Saclas is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Étampes in the north, Boissy-la-Rivière in the northeast, Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière in the east, Le Mérévillois in the south and Guillerval in the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 1,051 1.105 1,201 1,253 1,496 1,664 1,800 1,798
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint Germain Church

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saclas

  • Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre church, originally from the 12th century, monument historique since 1947
  • Roman milestone from the time of Emperor Aurelian
  • old trainstation

Personalities

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 689-692.

Web links

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