Saint-Chéron, Essonne
Saint-Chéron | |
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 The town hall in Saint-Chéron | |
.svg.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Saint-Chéron | |
  Saint-Chéron  Saint-Chéron | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′16″N 2°07′27″E / 48.5544°N 2.1243°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Étampes |
| Canton | Dourdan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Gelé[1] |
Area 1 | 11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 5,176 |
| • Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91540 /91530 |
| Elevation | 62–159 m (203–522 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Chéron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeʁɔ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
The village is named after Saint Caraunus, a missionary who was murdered by robbers in the vicinity.[3]
Population
Inhabitants of Saint-Chéron are known as Saint-Chéronnais in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,457 | — |
| 1975 | 3,370 | +4.62% |
| 1982 | 3,550 | +0.75% |
| 1990 | 4,082 | +1.76% |
| 1999 | 4,444 | +0.95% |
| 2007 | 4,796 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 4,834 | +0.16% |
| 2017 | 5,072 | +0.97% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Les origines du nom", Saint-Chéron (in French), archived from the original on 2021-08-21, retrieved 2021-08-21
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Chéron (Essonne).
- Official website Archived 2021-09-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
