Arpajon

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Coordinates: 48°35′28″N 2°14′55″E / 48.59111, 2.24861

Commune of Arpajon

Location
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Map highlighting the commune of
Coordinates 48°35′28″N 2°14′55″E / 48.59111, 2.24861
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Arpajon (chief town)
Intercommunality CC de l'Arpajonnais
Mayor Pascal Fournier
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 47 m–89 m
Land area¹ 2.40 km²
Population²
(1999)
9,053
 - Density 3,772/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 91021/ 91290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Arpajon is a commune of the Essonne département in the Île-de-France région, in France. Its postal code is 91290.

Chief town of canton of 9,159 inhabitants, the commune is located at 30 km south of Paris, accessible by the N20, and to 20 km in the north of Étampes. Its inhabitants are Arpajonnaises and Arpajonnais. Common A a surface of 2.40 km² and culminates to 69 metres.

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The third weekend from September takes place with Arpajon the Foire aux haricots (The Bean Festival), a trade event and artisanal which lasts four days. The bean celebrated here is the chevrier.

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