Saulx-les-Chartreux (French pronunciation: [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.

Saulx-les-Chartreux
The town hall in Saulx-les-Chartreux
The town hall in Saulx-les-Chartreux
Location of Saulx-les-Chartreux
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Saulx-les-Chartreux is located in France
Saulx-les-Chartreux
Saulx-les-Chartreux
Saulx-les-Chartreux is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saulx-les-Chartreux
Saulx-les-Chartreux
Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 2°15′51″E / 48.6914°N 2.2642°E / 48.6914; 2.2642
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonLongjumeau
IntercommunalityCA Paris-Saclay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Bazile[1]
Area
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7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,583
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91587 /91160
Elevation43–158 m (141–518 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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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

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,934—    
1975 2,437+3.36%
1982 3,247+4.18%
1990 4,141+3.09%
1999 4,952+2.01%
2007 4,883−0.18%
2012 5,128+0.98%
2017 5,886+2.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable people

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  • Adolphe Adam (musician and composer) lived in Saulx-les-Chartreux

Places and monuments

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  • Notre Dame de l'Assomption, church built during 11th and 16th centuries
  • Forest with specific geologic place

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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