Limours, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix (French pronunciation: [limuʁ] (listen)) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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The town hall in Limours | |
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Coordinates: 48°38′45″N 2°04′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Dourdan |
Intercommunality | Pays de Limours |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Thiriet[1] |
Area 1 | 14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
Population | 6,492 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91338 /91470 |
Elevation | 100–177 m (328–581 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Limours is located 30 km (19 mi) from Paris.
Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 2,264 | — |
1975 | 4,201 | +9.23% |
1982 | 4,774 | +1.84% |
1990 | 6,324 | +3.58% |
1999 | 6,465 | +0.25% |
2007 | 6,344 | −0.24% |
2012 | 6,560 | +0.67% |
2017 | 6,625 | +0.20% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Limours gives its name to, and is the most populated town of, the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours, which aggregates fourteen Essonne communes. The administrative seat of the communauté, however, is in Briis-sous-Forges rather than Limours itself.[4]
List of Pays de Limours member towns:
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