Itteville

Itteville

The town hall of Itteville

Coat of arms
Itteville

Coordinates: 48°30′55″N 2°20′30″E / 48.5152°N 2.3416°E / 48.5152; 2.3416Coordinates: 48°30′55″N 2°20′30″E / 48.5152°N 2.3416°E / 48.5152; 2.3416
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Étampes
Canton La Ferté-Alais
Intercommunality Val d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alexandre Spada (PR)
Area1 12.20 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 6,386
 • Density 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 91315 / 91760
Elevation 47–141 m (154–463 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.

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

Inhabitants of Itteville are known as Ittevillois. Itteville twin town is Newick (United Kingdom) since 1988, the distance between both town is 320 kilometers.

Origin of the town name

The original name of the commune is coming from the Latin Ittae Villa meaning "Itte farm" referring to Itta of Nivelles, spouse of Pépin de Landen who built a farm. The commune was created in 1793 under the name of Itterville, the current orthography was introduced in 1801 in the law bulletin

Geographical situation

The Juine forms the commune's northwestern and northern borders, then flows into the Essonne, which forms the commune eastern border. Itteville is 38 km south of Paris Notre Dame, point zero from road of France, 15 kilometers south west of Évry, 16 kilometers north east of Étampes, 3 kilometers north of La Ferté-Alais, 11 kilometers south east of Arpajon, 15 kilometers south east of Montlhéry, 15 kilometers south west of Corbeil-Essonnes, 16 kilometers north west of Milly-la-Forêt, 23 kilometers south east of Palaiseau, 24 kilometers east of Dourdan

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