Limours, often referred to as ''Limours-en-Hurepoix'' () is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

the

Essonne Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.department in

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

in northern

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Geography

Limours is located from

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

Population

Inhabitants of Limours are known as ''Limouriens'' in French.

Pays de Limours

Limours gives its name to, and is the most populated town of, the

Communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...

du Pays de Limours, which aggregates fourteen Essonne

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. The administrative seat of the communauté, however, is in Briis-sous-Forges rather than Limours itself.CC du Pays de Limours (CCPL) (N° SIREN : 249100074)
BANATIC List of Pays de Limours member towns: * Angervilliers *

Boullay-les-Troux Boullay-lès-Troux () is a commune located thirty kilometers south-west of Paris in the department of Essonne in the Île-de-France region. Inhabitants of Boullay-les-Troux are known as ''Boullaisiens''. See also *Communes of the Essonne depart ...

*Briis-sous-Forges * Courson-Monteloup *

Fontenay-lès-Briis Fontenay-lès-Briis (, literally ''Fontenay near Briis'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Fontenay-lès-Briis are known as ''Fontenois''. History The village of Fontenay-lès-Briis i ...

Forges-les-Bains Forges-les-Bains () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Forges-les-Bains are known as ''Forgeois''. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 commu ...

Gometz-la-Ville Gometz-la-Ville () is a French communes in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris (25 km) from the center of Paris. Inhabitants of Gometz-la-Ville are named ''Gometziens''. Geography The village is near Les Ulis, Limours, ...

* Janvry *

Les Molières Les Molières () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Les Molières are known as ''Molièrois''. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes ...

*Limours *

Pecqueuse Pecqueuse () is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It lies adjacent to the west of the larger town Limours. Inhabitants of Pecqueuse are known as ''Pescusiens'' in French. Places to see * A church buil ...

* Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard * Saint-Maurice-Montcouronne * Vaugrigneuse