Gometz-la-Ville

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Gometz-la-Ville
Commune
The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Gometz-la-Ville The church of Saint-Germain-de-Paris, in Gometz-la-Ville
Coat of arms of Gometz-la-Ville Coat of arms
Location of Gometz-la-Ville Map
Gometz-la-Ville is located in France Gometz-la-Ville Gometz-la-Ville Show map of France Gometz-la-Ville is located in Île-de-France (region) Gometz-la-Ville Gometz-la-Ville Show map of Île-de-France (region)
Coordinates: 48°40′18′′N 2°07′30′′E / 48.6717°N 2.1251°E / 48.6717; 2.1251
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Gif-sur-Yvette
Intercommunality	Pays de Limours
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Edwige Huot Marchand^[1]
Area ¹	9.86 km² (3.81 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	1,512
• Density	150/km² (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91274 /91400
Elevation	92–176 m (302–577 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gometz-la-Ville (French pronunciation: [ɡɔmɛslavil] ⁱ) 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

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The village is near Les Ulis, Limours, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-le-Châtel, along the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix.

History

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A train line was built from Paris to Chartres via Gallardon, at the beginning of the 20th century, with a station in the nearby town of Gometz-le-Châtel. It was used from 1931 to 1939, but there is no traffic nowadays. The nearest station on the Paris RER B line are Bures-sur-Yvette station and La Hacquinière station, which are accessed by bus.
An experimental Aérotrain was built, from Gometz-le-Châtel to Rambouillet, for test, from 1966 to 1977, from a creation of Jean Bertin (train engineer). This project was stopped, for TGV's one, using right now.