Villeconin

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Villeconin
Villeconin coat of arms
Villeconin (France)
Villeconin
region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Etampes
Canton Dourdan
Community association Entre Juine et Renarde
Coordinates 48 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 31 '  N , 2 ° 7'  E
height 82–157 m
surface 14.45 km 2
Residents 724 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 91580
INSEE code
Website http://villeconin.fr/

Villeconin Town Hall (Mairie)

Villeconin is a municipality in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France in France . It has 724 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017). Villeconin belongs to the Arrondissement of Étampes and the Canton of Dourdan (until 2015: Canton of Étréchy ). The inhabitants are called Villeconinais .

geography

Villeconin is located about 42 kilometers south-southwest of the center of Paris on the Rémarde . Villeconin is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Chéron in the north, Souzy-la-Briche in the northeast, Chauffour-lès-Étréchy in the east, Étréchy in the southeast, Brières-les-Scellés in the south, Boissy-le-Sec in the west and southwest as well Sermaise to the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 280 284 342 387 528 637 697 721
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Villeconin

  • Saint-Aubin church, historic monument since 1926
  • Saudreville Castle with park from the 17th century, monument historique since 1972
  • Villeconin Castle, monument historique since 1926
  • La Grange Castle

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 367-370.

Web links

Commons : Villeconin  - collection of images, videos and audio files