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Country
  
France

Department
  
Essonne

Intercommunality
  
Pays de Limours

Area
  
9.86 km²

Arrondissement
  
Palaiseau

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Limours

Population (2006)
  
1,229

Local time
  
Thursday 4:52 PM

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 47% Humidity

Gometz-la-Ville is a French communes in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris (25 km) from the center of Paris.

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Map of Gometz-la-Ville, France

Inhabitants of Gometz-la-Ville are named Gometziens.

Voeux du maire de gometz la ville 2013


Geography

The village is near Les Ulis, Limours, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-le-Châtel, along the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix.

History

  • A train line was built between Paris to Chartres, created by Gallardon, at the beginning of the 20th Century, with a station in the nearby town of Gometz-le-Châtel. It was used from 1931 to 1939, but there is no traffic nowadays. Paris RER, B line, serves the village today. (Bures-sur-Yvette (Paris RER) or La Hacquinière (Paris RER) + Buses).
  • An experimental Aérotrain was built, from Gometz-le-Châtel to Rambouillet, for test, from 1966 to 1977, from a creation of Jean Bertin (train engineer). This project was stopped, for TGV's one, using rightnow.
  • Places to see

  • Saint-Germain's church built during the 12th Century.
  • Economy

  • Space Station of France Télécom R&D (old name CNET)
  • References

    Gometz-la-Ville Wikipedia