Limours

{{short description|Commune in Île-de-France, France}}

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Limours

|commune status = Commune

|image = LimoursMairie.JPG

|caption = The town hall in Limours

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Limours (Essonne).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|48.6458|2.0771|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 91338

|postal code = 91470

|arrondissement = Palaiseau

|canton = Dourdan

|intercommunality = Pays de Limours

|mayor = Chantal Thiriet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|elevation min m = 100

|elevation max m = 177

|area km2 = 14.25

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Limours, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix ({{IPA|fr|limuʁ|-|Fr-Paris--Limours.ogg}}) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Limours is located {{convert|30|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} from Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.

{{Historical populations

|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-91338#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|percentages = pagr

|align = none

|1968 |2264

|1975 |4201

|1982 |4774

|1990 |6324

|1999 |6465

|2007 |6344

|2012 |6560

|2017 |6625

}}

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.[https://www.banatic.interieur.gouv.fr/intercommunalite/249100074-cc-du-pays-de-limours--ccpl CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL) (N° SIREN : 249100074)], BANATIC

List of Pays de Limours member towns:

See also

References

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