Vert-le-Petit

Vert-le-Petit
Commune
The town hall in Vert-le-Petit

Coat of arms
Vert-le-Petit
Location within Île-de-France region
Vert-le-Petit
Coordinates: 48°33′04″N 2°21′58″E / 48.5512°N 2.3662°E / 48.5512; 2.3662Coordinates: 48°33′04″N 2°21′58″E / 48.5512°N 2.3662°E / 48.5512; 2.3662
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Évry
Canton Ris-Orangis
Intercommunality Val d'Essonne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Borg
Area1 6.83 km2 (2.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,554
  Density 370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 91649 /91710
Elevation 47–77 m (154–253 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.

Vert-le-Petit is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. General Auguste Jubé de La Perelle (1765–1824) was born in Vert-le-Petit.

Inhabitants of Vert-le-Petit are known as Vertois.

Geography

The Juine forms part of the commune's southern border, then flows into the Essonne, which forms the commune eastern border.

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