Chamarande (French pronunciation: [ʃamaʁɑ̃d] ) is a commune of Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris.

Chamarande
The château of Chamarande
The château of Chamarande
Coat of arms of Chamarande
Location of Chamarande
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Chamarande is located in France
Chamarande
Chamarande
Chamarande is located in Île-de-France (region)
Chamarande
Chamarande
Coordinates: 48°30′48″N 2°13′03″E / 48.5133°N 2.2175°E / 48.5133; 2.2175
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉtampes
CantonDourdan
IntercommunalityEntre Juine et Renarde
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patrick De Luca[1]
Area
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5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,119
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91132 /91730
Elevation62–155 m (203–509 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 Chamarande are known as Chamarandais.

History

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Initially, this village was named Bonnes. In 1685, d'Ornaison family, the owner of the village and its château, gained permission from the French king to change the name to Chamarande. A later owner, the Duc de Persigny, was Minister of the Interior under Napoléon III and a financial backer of the building of the Paris-Orléans rail station in the village, today an RER C station.

Geography

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The Juine forms the commune's eastern border.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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