Méréville, Essonne

Méréville

The town hall in Méréville

Coat of arms
Méréville

Coordinates: 48°19′06″N 2°05′14″E / 48.3183°N 2.0871°E / 48.3183; 2.0871Coordinates: 48°19′06″N 2°05′14″E / 48.3183°N 2.0871°E / 48.3183; 2.0871
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Étampes
Canton Méréville
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Louis Auroux
Area1 26.99 km2 (10.42 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 3,238
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 91390 / 91660
Elevation 82–142 m (269–466 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.

Méréville is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It contains the Château de Méréville, with its famous 1786 landscape park.

Inhabitants of Méréville are known as Mérévillois.

Geography

The river Juine flows northward through the eastern part of the commune and crosses the village.

See also

References

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