Villiers-le-Bâcle (French pronunciation: [vilje lə bakl] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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Commune | |
The town hall in Villiers-le-Bâcle | |
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Coordinates: 48°43′32″N 2°07′32″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Guillaume Valois[1] |
Area 1 | 6.03 km2 (2.33 sq mi) |
Population | 1,212 |
• Density | 200/km2 (520/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91679 /91190 |
Elevation | 80–161 m (262–528 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Inhabitants of Villiers-le-Bâcle are known as Villebaclais.
The painter Tsugouharu Foujita is buried in the commune's cemetery.
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