Saulx-les-Chartreux (French pronunciation: [so le ʃaʁtʁø] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20 kilometres from the center of Paris.
Saulx-les-Chartreux | |
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 The town hall in Saulx-les-Chartreux | |
Location of Saulx-les-Chartreux  | |
  Saulx-les-Chartreux  Saulx-les-Chartreux | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 2°15′51″E / 48.6914°N 2.2642°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Longjumeau |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Bazile[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 6,583 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91587 /91160 |
| Elevation | 43–158 m (141–518 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editThe name of the city come from a tree: Saule (willow tree in French). Monks built a monastery in this village during the 11th century, and lived there until the Wars of Religion in 1592, when Condé soldiers came to burn the place.
On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820 crashed near the village, just before arriving in Orly airport. 123 people died, and 11 survived.
Population
editInhabitants of Saulx-les-Chartreux are known as Salucéens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,934 | — |
| 1975 | 2,437 | +3.36% |
| 1982 | 3,247 | +4.18% |
| 1990 | 4,141 | +3.09% |
| 1999 | 4,952 | +2.01% |
| 2007 | 4,883 | −0.18% |
| 2012 | 5,128 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 5,886 | +2.80% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Notable people
edit- Adolphe Adam (musician and composer) lived in Saulx-les-Chartreux
Places and monuments
edit- Notre Dame de l'Assomption, church built during 11th and 16th centuries
- Forest with specific geologic place
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saulx-les-Chartreux.
- Saulx Les Chartreux website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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