Saint-Vrain
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Location of Saint-Vrain | |
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Coordinates: 48°32′27″N 2°20′00″E / 48.5408°N 2.3334°E / 48.5408; 2.3334 | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
Canton | Brétigny-sur-Orge |
Intercommunality | Val d'Essonne |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Corinne Cordier[1] |
Area
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| 11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi) |
Population
(2021)[2]
| 3,023 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
91579 /91770
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Elevation | 51–83 m (167–272 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Vrain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vʁɛ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne departmentinÎle-de-France in northern France.
Since 2001, Thaxted (Essex, England) has been twinned with Saint-Vrain. A twinning association aims to promote friendship and cultural understanding and to foster the relationship between the two towns and their people.
The Juine forms the commune's southeastern border.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,473 | — |
1975 | 2,104 | +5.23% |
1982 | 2,295 | +1.25% |
1990 | 2,307 | +0.07% |
1999 | 2,800 | +2.18% |
2007 | 2,791 | −0.04% |
2012 | 2,921 | +0.91% |
2017 | 3,059 | +0.93% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Inhabitants of Saint-Vrain are known as Saint-Vrainois in French.
A castle with a historic zoological park (with reconstructions of prehistoric scenes) is located here, but has been closed to the public since 1998. The town also has a Louis XV-era obelisk and a thirteenth-century church.
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