Limours | |
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 The town hall in Limours | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Limours | |
Limours Limours | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′45″N 2°04′38″E / 48.6458°N 2.0771°E / 48.6458; 2.0771 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Dourdan |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Limours |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Thiriet1 |
Area 1 | 14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)2 | 6,517 |
| • Density | 457.3/km2 (1,184/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, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix (French pronunciation: [limuʁ] ⓘ) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Limours is located 30 km (19 mi) from Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023 | 6,517 | −0.27% |
| Source: INSEE3 | ||
Pays de Limours
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:
- Angervilliers
- Boullay-les-Troux
- Briis-sous-Forges
- Courson-Monteloup
- Fontenay-lès-Briis
- Forges-les-Bains
- Gometz-la-Ville
- Janvry
- Les Molières
- Limours
- Pecqueuse
- Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard
- Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne
- Vaugrigneuse
References
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL) (N° SIREN : 249100074), BANATIC
External links
External links
- Media related to Limours at Wikimedia Commons
- Limours city council website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)