Vigneux-sur-Seine
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Evry | |
| Canton | Vigneux-sur-Seine (main town) | |
| Community association | Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 2 ° 25' E | |
| height | 31-84 m | |
| surface | 8.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 31,574 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 3,600 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91270 | |
| INSEE code | 91657 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-vigneux-sur-seine.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Vigneux-sur-Seine |
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Vigneux-sur-Seine is a commune with 31,574 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Essonne in the Région Ile-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement Évry and is the capital of the canton of Vigneux-sur-Seine .
geography
The city of Vigneux-sur-Seine is located about 18 kilometers southeast of Paris on a plateau between the Brie countryside , where agriculture and forestry is carried out, and the Seine valley . Across from Vigneux-sur-Seine (on the northwest side of the Seine) is Paris-Orly Airport . In the south of the municipality is the Forêt de Sénart .
traffic
The D448 department road runs through the municipality. The train station of Vigneux-sur-Seine is on the RER D operated and is located on the railway line from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges to Montargis .
history
The place that was already used as a settlement site in the Stone Age was created as a municipality in 1793. At that time the village had 66 inhabitants.
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vigneux-sur-Seine
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
- mosque
- Château de Vigneux
- Château de Port-Courcel
- Château de Gros-Buisson
Town twinning
- Limavady , Northern Ireland, UK, since 1995
- Trojan , Bulgaria, since 2001
- Monção , Portugal, since 2004
Personalities
- Charles Cochon de Lapparent (1750-1825), politician
- Georges Contaux (1891–1984), sculptor
- Charlotte Delbo (1913–1985), writer
- Régis Ovion (* 1949), racing cyclist
- Marc Alexandre (* 1959), judoka, Olympic champion
- Mehdi Taouil (* 1983), soccer player (midfielder)
- Marylin Pla (* 1984), figure skater
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 967-971.
