Gometz la Ville

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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

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.

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

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