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
|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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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Limours}}
- [http://www.mairie-limours.fr Limours city council website] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{Search Mérimée|91338}}
- [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] {{in lang|fr}}
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