Villebon-sur-Yvette
Villebon-sur-Yvette | |
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 Chateau of Villebon | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Villebon-sur-Yvette  | |
  Villebon-sur-Yvette  Villebon-sur-Yvette | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′01″N 2°13′40″E / 48.7002°N 2.2277°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Les Ulis |
| Intercommunality | CA Paris-Saclay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Victor Da Silva[1] |
| Area 1 | 7.41 km2 (2.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 10,322 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91661 /91140 |
| Elevation | 43–164 m (141–538 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Villebon-sur-Yvette (French pronunciation: [vilbɔ̃ syʁ ivɛt] ⓘ, literally Villebon on Yvette) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France, about 20 kilometers south of Paris.
Thanks to the presence of the business centers of Courtabœuf and Grand Dôme as well as the commercial center of Villebon 2, it has become one of the richest communes in the department. It notably hosts France's first Costco store.
Geography
Villebon-sur-Yvette is located in the
Villebon-sur-Yvette is located approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) from
Adjacent communes are Palaiseau, Champlan, Saulx-les-Chartreux, Villejust, Les Ulis and Orsay.
Transportation
- By the Lozère.
- By the Noctilien N122, station "Les Suisses-Lozère" between 0h30am and 5h30am.
- By the A6 Autoroute, exit 3 "Massy, Palaiseau, Villebon-sur-Yvette".
- By the RN 118, exit "Orsay Centre".
Communication
At Villebon-sur-Yvette, there is an AM broadcasting station working on 864 kHz. It is one of the few stations in Europe using AM Stereo.
History
Until 1056, the history of Villebon-sur-Yvette is related to that of
In 1474, the area of Villebon became the property of the De Thou family. In 1512, Augustin of Thou had built in place of the existing residence a small
In 1793, the Court of Appeal of Paris decided to separate Yvette from the two communities of Villebon and Palaiseau.
The introduction of a
On 23 June 1920, the real estate company the School of Île-de-France, represented by Mr. Hawkins, a former pupil of the University of Cambridge acquired the castle, its dependences and the surrounding 100 hectares of forest and meadows for one million francs.
In 1922, in order to avoid confusion with the commune of Villebon in the département of Eure-et-Loir, the commune adopted the name of Villebon-sur-Yvette, in reference to the nearby river.
Population
The inhabitants of Villebon-sur-Yvette are known as Villebonnais.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 4,949 | — |
| 1975 | 7,234 | +5.57% |
| 1982 | 7,728 | +0.95% |
| 1990 | 9,080 | +2.04% |
| 1999 | 9,373 | +0.35% |
| 2007 | 9,637 | +0.35% |
| 2012 | 9,859 | +0.46% |
| 2017 | 10,489 | +1.25% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Twin towns – sister cities
Villebon-sur-Yvette is twinned with:[4]
Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain- Saldus, Latvia
Whitnash, England, United Kingdom
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Jumelages" (in French). Villebon-sur-Yvette. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
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