Vayres-sur-Essonne
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Etampes | |
| Canton | Etampes | |
| Community association | Val d'Essonne | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 26 ' N , 2 ° 21' E | |
| height | 57-145 m | |
| surface | 8.46 km 2 | |
| Residents | 929 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91820 | |
| INSEE code | 91639 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-vayres-essonne.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Vayres-sur-Essonne |
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Vayres-sur-Essonne is a French commune with 929 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), which is located in the Essonne department and in the Île-de-France region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Étampes and the Canton of Étampes (until 2015: Canton La Ferté-Alais ). The inhabitants are called Vayrois .
geography
Vayres-sur-Essonne is about 46 kilometers south of Paris on the banks of the Essonne River , which also forms the northeastern municipal boundary. The municipality is located in the Gâtinais français Regional Nature Park . Vayres-sur-Essonne is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of D'Huison-Longueville in the north and northwest, Guigneville-sur-Essonne in the north and northeast, Boutigny-sur-Essonne in the east, Courdimanche-sur-Essonne in the south and southeast, Valpuiseaux in the Southwest and Bouville to the west.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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| 280 | 351 | 455 | 578 | 767 | 810 | 891 | 900 |
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Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Vayres-sur-Essonne Castle, built in 1920 on the site of the previous 14th century castle
- Wash house , built in the 19th century
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 437-442.
