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Boutigny-sur-Essonne

Coordinates: 48°26′15″N 2°22′51″E / 48.4375°N 2.3808°E / 48.4375; 2.3808
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Boutigny-sur-Essonne
The town hall of Boutigny-sur-Essonne
The town hall of Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Coat of arms of Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Location of Boutigny-sur-Essonne
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Boutigny-sur-Essonne is located in France
Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is located in Île-de-France (region)
Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Boutigny-sur-Essonne
Coordinates: 48°26′15″N 2°22′51″E / 48.4375°N 2.3808°E / 48.4375; 2.3808
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉtampes
CantonMennecy
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Patricia Bergdolt[1]
Area
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16.20 km2 (6.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,950
 • Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91099 /91820
Elevation57–147 m (187–482 ft)
(avg. 60 m or 200 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Boutigny-sur-Essonne (French pronunciation: [butiɲi syʁ ɛsɔn] , literally Boutigny on Essonne) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The nearby villages are La Ferté-Alais (aerodrome of Cerny – Jean Baptiste Salis: Annual international meeting) and Milly-la-Forêt (house of Jean Cocteau, historical village).

To see in Boutigny: the golf course of Belesbat and its 17th-century-old castle, cressonières, edges of the Essonne.

Boutigny-sur-Essonne is twinned with Lans, Austria, since April 23, 1961.

Geography

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It is located 47 kilometers south-east of Paris, between Étampes and Corbeil-Essonnes. It is 23 kilometers south west of Évry, 16 kilometers east of Étampes, 6 kilometers south of La Ferté-Alais, 8 kilometers north west of Milly-la-Forêt, 20 kilometers south east of Arpajon, 21 kilometers south west of Corbeil-Essonnes, 24 kilometers south east of Montlhéry, 29 kilometers south east of Dourdan, 32 kilometers south east of Palaiseau. It is also located 67 kilometers away south west of its homonym Boutigny and Seine-et-Marne and 68 kilometers south east of Boutigny-Prouais in Eure-et-Loir department.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,054—    
1975 1,515+5.32%
1982 1,979+3.89%
1990 2,556+3.25%
1999 3,002+1.80%
2007 3,085+0.34%
2012 3,020−0.42%
2017 2,998−0.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Boutigny-sur-Essonne are known as Botignacois in French.

Environmental heritage

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  • Decorated cave of Malabry
  • Boutigny-sur-Essonne was awarded by three flowers during the most flowered village and city competition. Water banks of Essonne and the woods surrounding the village have been listed to sensitive natural space by the conseil général de l'Essonne.

Transport

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Boutigny-sur-Essonne is accessible by suburban train: the RER D, direction Malesherbes, Boutigny station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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