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La Ferté-Alais
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Location within Île-de-France region
La Ferté-Alais
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Étampes |
| Canton | La Ferté-Alais |
| Mayor | Christian Karrer (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 53–142 m (174–466 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 4,064 (2006) |
| - Density | 893 /km2 (2,310 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91232/ 91590 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Ferté-Alais is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 52 km (32 mi) south of Paris.
Its airfield (in Cerny really), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.
It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that Louis Blériot used to cross the English Channel in 1909.
Inhabitants of La Ferté-Alais are known as Fertois.
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