Mennecy  | |
|---|---|
The town hall in Mennecy  | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′58″N 2°26′13″E / 48.5661°N 2.4369°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Île-de-France | 
| Department | Essonne | 
| Arrondissement | Évry | 
| Canton | Mennecy | 
| Intercommunality | Val d'Essonne | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Philippe Dugoin-Clément[1] | 
Area 1  | 11.09 km2 (4.28 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2022)[2]  | 16,071 | 
| • Density | 1,449/km2 (3,753/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 91386 /91540  | 
| Elevation | 42–97 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. | |
Mennecy (French pronunciation: [mɛnsi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
 - ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
 - ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
External links
[edit]- Official website (in French)
 - Official blog (in French)
 - Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
 - Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)