Saint-Vrain (Essonne)
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region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Essonne | |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
Canton | Brétigny-sur-Orge | |
Community association | Val d'Essonne | |
Coordinates | 48 ° 32 ' N , 2 ° 20' E | |
height | 51-83 m | |
surface | 11.57 km 2 | |
Residents | 3,059 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 264 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 91770 | |
INSEE code | 91579 | |
Website | http://www.saint-vrain91.fr | |
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Saint-Vrain is a French village with 3059 inhabitants (at 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 .
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Vrain are Leudeville in the north, Vert-le-Petit in the northeast, Itteville in the east, Bouray-sur-Juine in the south, Lardy in the south-west, Cheptainville in the west and Marolles-en-Hurepoix in the north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
Residents | 873 | 1,473 | 2,104 | 2,295 | 2,307 | 2,801 | 2,788 |
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Vrain (Essonne)
- Saint-Caprais Church (13th century, Monument historique 1926)
- Obelisk (Monument historique 1948)
- Saint-Vrain Castle (private property) and Castle Park (public zoo)
Personalities
- Madame du Barry (1743–1793) lived in Saint-Vrain after the death of Louis XV.
Town twinning
- Thaxted (UK), since 2000
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 151–157.
- Jean-François Vallin: Si mon canton m'était conté. Contribution à l'histoire des communes composant l'actuel canton de Brétigny: Brétigny-sur-Orge, Le Plessis-Pâté, Marolles-en-Hurepoix, Saint-Vrain, Leudeville . J.-F. Vallin, Bretigny 1987, ISBN 978-2-9502045-0-9 (LCCN 88191656).
Web links
Commons : Saint-Vrain - Collection of images, videos and audio files