Mennecy

Mennecy

The town hall in Mennecy

Coat of arms
Mennecy

Coordinates: 48°33′58″N 2°26′13″E / 48.5661°N 2.4369°E / 48.5661; 2.4369Coordinates: 48°33′58″N 2°26′13″E / 48.5661°N 2.4369°E / 48.5661; 2.4369
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Évry
Canton Mennecy
Intercommunality Val d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Xavier Dugoin
Area1 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 13,448
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 91386 / 91540
Elevation 42–97 m (138–318 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.

Mennecy is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

It is 33km south-east of Paris and crossed by the Essonne river. Inhabitants of Mennecy are known as Menneçois.

Geography

Mennecy is 33 kilometers south east of Paris-Notre-Dame, point zero from roads of France, 8 kilometers south of Évry, 6 kilometers south west of Corbeil-Essonnes, 11 kilometers north east of La Ferté-Alais, 14 kilometers east of Arpajon, 15 kilometers south east of Montlhéry, 19 kilometers north of Milly-la-Forêt, 22 kilometers south east of Palaiseau, 25 kilometers north east of Étampes, 31 kilometers north east of Dourdan.

Twin towns

Mennecy is twinned with the villages Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Occhiobello in Italy and Renningen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Famous people from the commune

Many famous people was born, lived or died in Mennecy:

See also

References

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