Villiers-le-Bâcle (French pronunciation: [vilje lə bakl] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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 The town hall in Villiers-le-Bâcle | |
Location of Villiers-le-Bâcle  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°43′32″N 2°07′32″E / 48.7255°N 2.1255°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 (2021)[2] | 1,097 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/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.
See also
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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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Villiers-le-Bâcle.
- Official 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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