Château-Landon (French pronunciation: [ʃɑto lɑ̃dɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune contains within it the Souppes-sur-Loing quarry, where the bright white travertine stones for construction of the Sacré-Cœur, Paris, were sourced. Formerly the seat of the canton of Château-Landon, it has been part of the canton of Nemours since 2015.
Château-Landon | |
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,_h%C3%B4tel_de_ville_1.JPG) The town hall in Château-Landon | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Château-Landon  | |
  Château-Landon  Château-Landon | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2020–2026) | Valérie Lagille[1] |
| Area 1 | 29.35 km2 (11.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 3,085 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 77099 /77570 |
| Elevation | 66–116 m (217–381 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,644 | — |
| 1975 | 3,020 | +1.92% |
| 1982 | 2,929 | −0.44% |
| 1990 | 3,314 | +1.56% |
| 1999 | 3,364 | +0.17% |
| 2007 | 3,072 | −1.13% |
| 2012 | 3,142 | +0.45% |
| 2017 | 2,952 | −1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants are called Chatellandonnais or Castellandonnais in French.
See also
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External links
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)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)