Saulx-les-Chartreux

Saulx-les-Chartreux 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
Commune
The town hall in Saulx-les-Chartreux
Location of Saulx-les-Chartreux
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Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 2°15′51″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Longjumeau
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Flegeo
Area ^1	7.65 km^2 (2.95 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	5,886
• Density	770/km^2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91587 /91160
Elevation	43–158 m (141–518 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

History

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.

Notable people

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

Places and monuments

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

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Saulx Les Chartreux website (in French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (in English)