Limours Explained

Limours
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Limours (Essonne).svg
Coordinates:	48.6458°N 2.0771°W
Insee:	91338
Postal Code:	91470
Arrondissement:	Palaiseau
Canton:	Dourdan
Intercommunality:	Pays de Limours
Mayor:	Chantal Thiriet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:	100
Elevation Max M:	177
Area Km2:	14.25

Limours, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix (in French pronounced as /limuʁ/) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Limours is located 300NaN0 from Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.

Pays de Limours

Limours gives its name to, and is the most populated town of, the Communauté de communes du Pays de Limours, which aggregates fourteen Essonne communes. The administrative seat of the communauté, however, is in Briis-sous-Forges rather than Limours itself.^[2]

List of Pays de Limours member towns:

• Angervilliers
• Boullay-les-Troux
• Briis-sous-Forges
• Courson-Monteloup
• Fontenay-lès-Briis
• Forges-les-Bains
• Gometz-la-Ville
• Janvry
• Les Molières
• Limours
• Pecqueuse
• Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard
• Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne
• Vaugrigneuse

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

External links

• • Limours city council website
  • Mayors of Essonne Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.banatic.interieur.gouv.fr/V5/recherche-de-groupements/fiche-raison-sociale.php?siren=249100074 CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL) (N° SIREN : 249100074)