Saint-Vrain (Essonne)

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Saint-Vrain
Saint-Vrain coat of arms
Saint-Vrain (France)
Saint-Vrain
region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Brétigny-sur-Orge
Community association Val d'Essonne
Coordinates 48 ° 32 '  N , 2 ° 20'  E 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

Location Saint-Vrains in the department

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

church

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

Town twinning

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

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