Limours
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Limours, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix (French pronunciation: [limuʁ] ⓘ) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Limours is located 30 km (19 mi) from Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,264 | — |
| 1975 | 4,201 | +9.23% |
| 1982 | 4,774 | +1.84% |
| 1990 | 6,324 | +3.58% |
| 1999 | 6,465 | +0.25% |
| 2007 | 6,344 | −0.24% |
| 2012 | 6,560 | +0.67% |
| 2017 | 6,625 | +0.20% |
| 2023 | 6,517 | −0.27% |
| Source: INSEE |
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.
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
External links
- Media related to Limours at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French)
- Base Mérimée: , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- (in French)