Gometz-le-Châtel | ||
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Commune | ||
The church of Saint-Clair, in Gometz-le-Châtel
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Coordinates: 48°40′41″N 2°08′16″E / 48.6781°N 2.1379°ECoordinates: 48°40′41″N 2°08′16″E / 48.6781°N 2.1379°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Essonne | |
Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
Canton | Les Ulis | |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération du Plateau de Saclay | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Stéphane du Crest | |
Area1 | 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,119 | |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 91275 /91940 | |
Elevation | 83–169 m (272–554 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Gometz le Châtel is a French commune in the Essonne department in a southern suburb of Paris 25 km from the center of Paris.
This village is nearby Les Ulis, Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-la-Ville, alone the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix.
Inhabitants of Gometz le Châtel are called Castelgometziens.
*Official website (French)