Ballancourt-sur-Essonne (French pronunciation: [balɑ̃kuʁ syʁ ɛsɔn] (listen), literally Ballancourt on Essonne) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | |
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Commune | |
![]() The town hall of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne | |
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Coordinates: 48°31′29″N 2°23′03″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Évry |
Canton | Mennecy |
Intercommunality | Val d'Essonne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Mione[1] |
Area 1 | 11.30 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population | 7,593 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91045 /91610 |
Elevation | 47–142 m (154–466 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The Essonne forms the commune western border. Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is 37 kilometers south east of Paris-Notre-Dame, point zero from road of France, 13 kilometers south west of Évry, 5 kilometers north east of La Ferté-Alais, 12 kilometers south west of Corbeil-Essonnes, 12 kilometers south east of Arpajon, 15 kilometers south east of Montlhéry, 15 kilometers north west of Milly-la-Forêt, 20 kilometers north east of Étampes, 23 kilometers south east of Palaiseau, 27 kilometers east of Dourdan.
Inhabitants of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne are known as Ballancourtois in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,477 | — |
1975 | 5,025 | +5.40% |
1982 | 5,549 | +1.43% |
1990 | 6,174 | +1.34% |
1999 | 6,273 | +0.18% |
2007 | 7,206 | +1.75% |
2012 | 7,454 | +0.68% |
2017 | 7,597 | +0.38% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
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