Arpajon

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Coordinates: 48°35′28″N 2°14′55″E / 48.59111, 2.24861

Commune of Arpajon
Location
Coordinates	48°35′28″N 2°14′55″E / 48.59111, 2.24861
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Arpajon (chief town)
Intercommunality	CC de l'Arpajonnais
Mayor	Pascal Fournier (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	47 m–89 m
Land area¹	2.40 km²
Population² (1999)	9,053
- Density	3,772/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	91021/ 91290
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arpajon is a commune of the Essonne département in the Île-de-France région, in France. Its postal code is 91290.

Chief town of canton of 9,159 inhabitants, the commune is located at 30 km south of Paris, accessible by the N20, and to 20 km in the north of Étampes. Its inhabitants are Arpajonnaises and Arpajonnais. Common A a surface of 2.40 km² and culminates to 69 metres.

Contents 1 Monuments and landmarks 2 Events 3 Births 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Monuments and landmarks

• Covered Market of 15th century.
• A market takes place each Friday since 13th century.
• The Saint-Clément Church (11th century and 15th centuries). In 1782, Benjamin Franklin there installed the lightning conductor.
• Arpajon shelters also cinematographic studios in which many films or television broadcasts are shooted.
• Until 1720, the city was called Châtres. It took its current name following the acquisition of the commune by Louis de Severac, marquis of Arpajon. To the French Revolution, it bore the name of Francval.

[edit] Events

The third weekend from September takes place with Arpajon the Foire aux haricots (The Bean Festival), a trade event and artisanal which lasts four days. The bean celebrated here is the chevrier.

[edit] Births

• François-Michel Gonnot, French politician, born on April 15, 1949.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

[edit] References

• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
• INSEE (English)
• IGN (English)

[edit] External links

• Official website (French)
• Arpajon and the surrounding area
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• 1999 Land Use (IAURIF) (English)