Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières

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Coordinates: 48°32′33″N 2°10′51″E / 48.5425, 2.18083

Commune of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières
Location
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Coordinates 48°32′33″N 2°10′51″E / 48.5425, 2.18083
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Étampes
Canton Saint-Chéron
Intercommunality CC Entre Juine et Renarde
Mayor Pierre Le Floc'h
(2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation 62 m–159 m
Land area¹ 4.37 km²
Population²
(1999)		 315
 - Density 72/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 91578/ 91910
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

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières is a commune of the département of Essonne and of the Île-de-France région of France, located in the metropolitan area of Paris.

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[edit] Geography

Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières is located in the Renarde valley, 35km South of Paris.

[edit] History

The previous name of the village is Favières from the Old French faveriis which itself is derived from the Latin fava (broad bean) meaning broad bean field.

[edit] Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 315. The estimate for 2007 was 323.

Inhabitants of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières are known as Saint-Sulpiciens.

[edit] Remarkable monuments

[edit] Saint-Sulpice church

The church was built during the 13th century and 14th century and is dedicated to Sulpice the Pious (?? - 647) bishop of Bourges.

[edit] Segrez castle

The castle was built during the 18th century and hosted in 1884 one of the biggest arboretum of its time with more than 6500 species of tree.

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