Gometz-le-Châtel

Gometz-le-Châtel

The church of Saint-Clair, in Gometz-le-Châtel

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Gometz-le-Châtel

Coordinates: 48°40′41″N 2°08′16″E / 48.6781°N 2.1379°E / 48.6781; 2.1379Coordinates: 48°40′41″N 2°08′16″E / 48.6781°N 2.1379°E / 48.6781; 2.1379
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Limours
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Stéphane du Crest
Area1 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,119
  Density 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 91275 / 91940
Elevation 83–169 m (272–554 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gometz le Châtel is a French commune in the Essonne department in a southern suburb of Paris 25 km from the center of Paris.

Geography

This village is nearby Les Ulis, Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-la-Ville, alone the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix.

History

Inhabitants of Gometz le Châtel are called Castelgometziens.

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References

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