Mennecy (French pronunciation: [mɛnsi] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Mennecy
The town hall in Mennecy
The town hall in Mennecy
Coat of arms of Mennecy
Location of Mennecy
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Mennecy is located in France
Mennecy
Mennecy
Mennecy is located in Île-de-France (region)
Mennecy
Mennecy
Coordinates: 48°33′58″N 2°26′13″E / 48.5661°N 2.4369°E / 48.5661; 2.4369
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉvry
CantonMennecy
IntercommunalityVal d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément[1]
Area
1
11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
15,711
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91386 /91540
Elevation42–97 m (138–318 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography edit

Mennecy is 33 kilometers south east of Paris-Notre-Dame, point zero from roads of France, 8 kilometers south of Évry, 6 kilometers south west of Corbeil-Essonnes, 11 kilometers north east of La Ferté-Alais, 14 kilometers east of Arpajon, 15 kilometers south east of Montlhéry, 19 kilometers north of Milly-la-Forêt, 22 kilometers south east of Palaiseau, 25 kilometers north east of Étampes, 31 kilometers north east of Dourdan. It is crossed by the river Essonne.

Population edit

Inhabitants of Mennecy are known as Menneçois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,867—    
1975 7,644+10.22%
1982 10,702+4.92%
1990 11,048+0.40%
1999 12,779+1.63%
2007 13,225+0.43%
2012 13,127−0.15%
2017 14,319+1.75%
Source: INSEE[3]

Twin towns edit

Mennecy is twinned with the villages Countesthorpe in Leicestershire, United Kingdom, Occhiobello in Italy and Renningen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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