Limours

Limours, often referred to as Limours-en-Hurepoix (French pronunciation: [limuʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Limours
Commune
The town hall in Limours
Coat of arms
Location of Limours
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Coordinates: 48°38′45″N 2°04′38″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Dourdan
Intercommunality	Pays de Limours
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Chantal Thiriet[1]
Area 1	14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,408
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91338 /91470
Elevation	100–177 m (328–581 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Limours is located 30 km (19 mi) from Paris.

Population

Inhabitants of Limours are known as Limouriens in French.

Historical population

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%
Source: INSEE[3]

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.^[4]

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

• Communes of the Essonne department