Chamarande

Chamarande

Chamarande

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Chamarande (French pronunciation: [ʃamaʁɑ̃d] ⓘ) is a commune of Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris.

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Inhabitants of Chamarande are known as Chamarandais.

History

Initially, this village was named Bonnes. In 1685, d'Ornaison family, the owner of the village and its château, gained permission from the French king to change the name to Chamarande. A later owner, the Duc de Persigny, was Minister of the Interior under Napoléon III and a financial backer of the building of the Paris-Orléans rail station in the village, today an RER C station.

Geography

The Juine forms the commune's eastern border.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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