Saulx-les-Chartreux explained

Saulx-les-Chartreux
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:48.6914°N 2.2642°W
Arrondissement:Palaiseau
Canton:Longjumeau
Insee:91587
Postal Code:91160
Mayor:Stéphane Bazile[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Paris-Saclay
Elevation Min M:43
Elevation Max M:158
Area Km2:7.65

Saulx-les-Chartreux (in French pronounced as /so le ʃaʁtʁø/) is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20 kilometres from the center of Paris.

History

The name of the city come from a tree: Saule (willow tree in French). Monks built a monastery in this village during the 11th century, and lived there until the Wars of Religion in 1592, when Condé soldiers came to burn the place.

On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820 crashed near the village, just before arriving in Orly airport. 123 people died, and 11 survived.

Population

Inhabitants of Saulx-les-Chartreux are known as Salucéens in French.

Notable people

Places and monuments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.