Country France Department Essonne Intercommunality Entre Juine et Renarde Area 5.74 km² Arrondissement Étampes | Region Île-de-France Canton Étréchy Population (2006) 1,088 Local time Wednesday 11:35 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 23 km/h, 97% Humidity | ||
Chamarande is a commune of Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris.
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Map of Chamarande, France
Inhabitants of Chamarande are known as Chamarandais.
History
Initially, this village was named Bonnes. In 1685, d'Ornaison family, the owner of the village and its château, gained permission from the French king to change the name to Chamarande. A later owner, the Duc de Persigny, was Minister of the Interior under Napoléon III and a financial backer of the building of the Paris-Orléans rail station in the village, today an RER C station.
Geography
The Juine forms the commune's eastern border.
References
Chamarande Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA