Saint-Chéron, Essonne

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Chéron

(2020–2026) Jean-Marie Gelé^[1]Area

11.44 km² (4.42 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

5,220 • Density460/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

91540 /91530

Elevation62–159 m (203–522 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chéron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The village is named after Saint Caraunus, a missionary who was murdered by robbers in the vicinity.^[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Chéron are known as Saint-Chéronnais in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,457	—
1975	3,370	+4.62%
1982	3,550	+0.75%
1990	4,082	+1.76%
1999	4,444	+0.95%
2007	4,796	+0.96%
2012	4,834	+0.16%
2017	5,072	+0.97%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Les origines du nom", Saint-Chéron (in French), retrieved 2021-08-21
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Chéron (Essonne).

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)