Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Boutigny-sur-Essonne | |
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Boutigny-sur-Essonne | |
Location within Île-de-France region Boutigny-sur-Essonne | |
Coordinates: 48°26′15″N 2°22′51″E / 48.4375°N 2.3808°ECoordinates: 48°26′15″N 2°22′51″E / 48.4375°N 2.3808°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Étampes |
Canton | La Ferté-Alais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrick Redon |
Area | |
• Land1 | 16.20 km2 (6.25 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 3,124 |
• Population2 Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91099 / 91820 |
Elevation |
57–147 m (187–482 ft) (avg. 60 m or 200 ft) |
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. |
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
It is located between Étampes and Corbeil-Essonnes.
The nearby villages are La Ferté-Alais (aerodrome of Cerny - Jean Baptiste Salis: Annual international meeting) and Milly-la-Forêt (house of Jean Cocteau, historical village).
To see in Boutigny: the golf course of Belesbat and its 17th-century old castle, cressonières, edges of the Essonne.
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is twinned with Lans, Austria, since April 23, 1961.
Inhabitants of Boutigny-sur-Essonne are known as Botignacois.
Transport
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is accessible by suburban train: the RER D, direction Malesherbes, Boutigny-sur-Essonne Station.
See also
References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
Media related to Boutigny-sur-Essonne at Wikimedia Commons