Saint-Vrain, Essonne

Saint-Vrain
Saint-Vrain
Commune
	The town hall in Saint-Vrain
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 48°32′27″N 2°20′00″E / 48.5408°N 2.3334°ECoordinates: 48°32′27″N 2°20′00″E / 48.5408°N 2.3334°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Brétigny-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Val d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corinne Cordier
Area 1	11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,059
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91579 /91770
Elevation	51–83 m (167–272 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vrain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vʁɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Inhabitants of Saint-Vrain are known as Saint-Vrainois.

Since 2001, Thaxted (Essex, England) has been twinned with Saint-Vrain. A twinning association aims to promote friendship and cultural understanding and to foster the relationship between the two towns and their people.

Geography[]

The Juine forms the commune's southeastern border.

Structures and monuments[]

A castle with a historic zoological park (with reconstructions of prehistoric scenes) is located here, but has been closed to the public since 1998. The town also has a Louis XV-era obelisk and a thirteenth-century church.