Longjumeau
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Longjumeau |
| Intercommunality | Europ'Essonne |
| Mayor | Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 40–93 m (130–305 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 21,288 (2006) |
| - Density | 4,398 /km2 (11,390 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91345/ 91160 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Coordinates: 48°41′39″N 2°17′45″E / 48.6943°N 2.2958°E
Longjumeau (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃.jy.mo]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as Longjumellois (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃.jy.mɛ'lwa]).
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Transportation [edit]
Longjumeau is served by two stations on Paris RER line C: Longjumeau, Gravigny – Balizy and Chilly Mazarin RER, which are peaceful due to the low transit.
Personalities [edit]
- Loïc Loval, footballer
- Benjamin Mendy, footballer
- Jeremy Menez, footballer
- Stephane Owona, footballer
- Ibrahima Tandia, footballer
- David Reinhardt, jazz guitarist
Trivia [edit]
Longjumeau is the setting for the opera-comique Le postillon de Lonjumeau by Adolphe Adam where it is presented as an early 19th century rural community. The opera was first performed in Paris at the Opéra-Comique on 13 October 1836. Performances followed in London at the St. James Theatre on 13 March 1837, and in New Orleans at the Théâtre d'Orléans on 19 April 1838.
Longjumeau is twinned with Pontypool in South Wales, UK.
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References [edit]
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
External links [edit]
Media related to Longjumeau at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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