Area 7.65 km² Local time Thursday 10:01 AM | Region Île-de-France Canton Villebon-sur-Yvette Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 4,952 (1999) | |
Weather 8°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
On est bien chez nous saulx les chartreux
Saulx-les-Chartreux is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20 kilometres from the center of Paris.
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- On est bien chez nous saulx les chartreux
- Map of 91160 Saulx les Chartreux France
- History
- Famous people
- Places and monuments
- References
Map of 91160 Saulx-les-Chartreux, France
Inhabitants of Saulx-les-Chartreux are known as Salucéens.
History
The name of the city come from a tree: Saule (willow tree in French). Monks built a monastery in this village during the 11th century, and lived there until the Wars of Religion in 1592, when Condé soldiers came to burn the place.
On 11 July 1973, Varig Flight 820 crashed near the village, just before arriving in Orly airport. 123 people died, and 11 survived.
Famous people
Places and monuments
References
Saulx-les-Chartreux Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA