Château-Landon
| Château-Landon | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
  Château-Landon Location within Île-de-France region  Château-Landon | |
| Coordinates: 48°09′00″N 2°42′04″E / 48.15°N 2.7011°ECoordinates: 48°09′00″N 2°42′04″E / 48.15°N 2.7011°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Seine-et-Marne |
| Arrondissement | Fontainebleau |
| Canton | Nemours |
| Intercommunality | CC Gâtinais-Val de Loing |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Antoine Defoix |
| Area1 | 29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,184 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77099 /77570 |
| Elevation | 66–116 m (217–381 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Château-Landon is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune contains with-in it the Souppes-sur-Loing quarry, where the bright white travertine stones for construction of the Sacré-Cœur, Paris were sourced.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Chatellandonnais or Castellandonnais.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Château-Landon. |
- 1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région) (in English)
- French Ministry of Culture list for Château-Landon (in French)
- Map of Château-Landon on Michelin (in English)
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