Linas, Essonne

Linas
Commune
The town hall in Linas
Coat of arms
Linas Location within Île-de-France region Linas
Coordinates: 48°37′53″N 2°16′00″E / 48.6313°N 2.2668°E / 48.6313; 2.2668Coordinates: 48°37′53″N 2°16′00″E / 48.6313°N 2.2668°E / 48.6313; 2.2668
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Longjumeau
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	François Pelletant
Area1	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	6,373
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91339 /91310
Elevation	46–168 m (151–551 ft)
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.

Linas is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The famous motor racing circuit Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry (often abbreviated as "Montlhéry") is located across the communes of Linas, Bruyères-le-Châtel and Ollainville.

Inhabitants of Linas are known as Linois.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linas.

• Official website (in French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (in English)