Linas, Essonne

Linas
The town hall in Linas
Location of Linas
Linas
Linas
Coordinates: 48°37′53″N 2°16′00″E / 48.6313°N 2.2668°E / 48.6313; 2.2668
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonLongjumeau
IntercommunalityCA Paris-Saclay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Lardiere[1]
Area
1
7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,310
 • Density970/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91339 /91310
Elevation46–168 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.

Linas (French pronunciation: [linas] or [lina]) 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.

Population

Inhabitants of Linas are known as Linois in French.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,156—    
1975 2,830+3.96%
1982 4,042+5.22%
1990 4,767+2.08%
1999 4,970+0.46%
2007 6,290+2.99%
2012 6,647+1.11%
2017 6,785+0.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE