Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières
Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières | |
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Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières | |
Coordinates: 48°32′28″N 2°10′41″E / 48.541°N 2.1781°ECoordinates: 48°32′28″N 2°10′41″E / 48.541°N 2.1781°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Étampes |
Canton | Dourdan |
Intercommunality | Entre Juine et Renarde |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Olivier Petrilli[1] |
Area 1 | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 286 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91578 /91910 |
Elevation | 62–159 m (203–522 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France, located in the metropolitan area of Paris.
Inhabitants of Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières are known as Saint-Sulpiciens.
Geography[]
Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières is located in the valley, 35 km (22 mi) South of Paris.
History[]
The previous name of the village is Favières from the Old French faveriis which itself is derived from the Latin fava (broad bean) meaning broad bean field.
Monuments[]
Saint-Sulpice church[]
The church was built during the 13th century and 14th century and is dedicated to Sulpice the Pious (ca 576-647), bishop of Bourges.
Segrez manor-house[]
The manor-house was built during the 18th century and hosted in 1884 one of the biggest arboretums of its time, the Arboretum de Segrez, with more than 6500 species of tree.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières. |
- Official website (in French)
- Website of the Domaine de Segrez
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
- Communes of Essonne
- Essonne geography stubs