Saint-Vrain, Essonne

Saint-Vrain
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Vrain
Coat of arms
Saint-Vrain Saint-Vrain
Coordinates: 48°32′27″N 2°20′00″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Brétigny-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Val d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corinne Cordier
Area 1	11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91579 /91770
Elevation	51–83 m (167–272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Vrain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vʁɛ̃] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Inhabitants of Saint-Vrain are known as Saint-Vrainois.

Since 2001, Thaxted (Essex, England) has been twinned with Saint-Vrain. A twinning association aims to promote friendship and cultural understanding and to foster the relationship between the two towns and their people.

Geography

The Juine forms the commune's southeastern border.

Structures and monuments

A castle with a historic zoological park (with reconstructions of prehistoric scenes) is located here, but has been closed to the public since 1998. The town also has a Louis XV-era obelisk and a thirteenth-century church.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

External links

• 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)