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Saint-Chéron
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Saint-Chéron is a commune in France, situated within the Essonne department and the arrondissement of Étampes. It has historically been part of the Seine-et-Oise administrative entity. The town serves as the capital of the canton of Saint-Chéron and is associated with the canton of Dourdan for electoral purposes. Its postal code is 91530, and it shares borders with Villeconin, Breuillet, Breux-Jouy, and Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne.
The commune covers an area of 11.44 square kilometers and sits at an elevation of 159 meters above sea level. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 5,264 residents (2,447 male and 2,625 female) and another citing 4,690. Saint-Chéron is twinned with Rotherfield and Vicovaro. A bakery is located within the town, which is part of the Île-de-France region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Chéron
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 4,690
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Department
- Essonne
- Arrondissement
- Étampes
- Canton
- Dourdan
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Jean-Marie Gelé
- Area
- 11.44 km (4.42 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 5,132
- Density
- 448.6/km (1,162/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 91540 /91530
- Elevation
- 62–159 m (203–522 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saint-Chéron
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Étampes
- Population
- 5132
- Area
- 11.44
- Elevation
- 111
- Capital of
- canton of Saint-Chéron
- Shares border with
- Le Val-Saint-Germain
- Official website
- saint-cheron.fr
- Image
- Hôtel de Ville, Saint-Chéron.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Chéron (Essonne)
- twinned administrative body
- Vicovaro
- postal code
- 91530
- different from
- Saint-Chéron
- associated electoral district
- canton of Dourdan
- male population
- 2447
- female population
- 2625
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- saint-cheron.fr/contacter-la-mairie
- phone number
- +33-1-69-14-13-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Chéron ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeʁɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
The village is named after Saint Caraunus, a missionary who was murdered by robbers in the vicinity.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Chéron” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.