Chamarande
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Commune of Chamarande |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Étampes | |
| Canton | Étréchy | |
| Intercommunality | CC Entre Juine et Renarde | |
| Mayor | Marie-Hélène Jolivet-Béal (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 62 m–155 m | |
| Land area¹ | 5.74 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
1,016 | |
| - Density | 177/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 91132/ 91730 | |
| 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. | ||
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Chamarande is a commune of Essonne département, localised in the southern suburb of Paris.
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[edit] History
Initially, this village was named Bonnes. In 1685, d'Ornaison family, the owner of the village and its château, gained permission from the French king to change the name to Chamarande. A later owner, the Duc de Persigny, was minister of the interior under Napoléon III an a financial backer of the building of the Paris-Orléans rail station in the village, today an RER C station.
[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 1,016. The estimate for 2007 was 1,071.
Inhabitants of Chamarande are known as Chamarandais.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- The chamarande's castel on the French Wikipedia (French)
- Official website of Chamarande (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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