Villejust
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Les Ulis | |
| Community association | Paris-Saclay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 41 ′ N , 2 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 121-167 m | |
| surface | 5.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,385 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 445 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91140 | |
| INSEE code | 91666 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-villejust.fr/ | |
 Villejust Town Hall |
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Villejust is a French commune with 2,385 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France . Villejust belongs to the Arrondissement Palaiseau and the canton Les Ulis (until 2015: canton Villebon-sur-Yvette ). The inhabitants are called Villejustiens .
geography
Villejust is located about 21 kilometers southwest of Paris in the Hurepoix landscape on the Rouillon river , a tributary of the Yvette . Villejust is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Villebon-sur-Yvette in the north, Saulx-les-Chartreux in the east, Nozay in the south, Marcoussis in the southwest and Les Ulis in the west.
The A10 autoroute runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 716 | 793 | 889 | 917 | 1,324 | 1,655 | 2,059 | 2,268 |
Attractions
- Saint-Julien church, built in 1520, destroyed in 1796, then rebuilt (the bell has been a monument historique since 1944 )
- Bois-Courtin Castle
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 992-993.
Web links
Commons : Villejust - collection of images, videos and audio files
