Gometz-le-Châtel

Gometz-le-Châtel
Gometz-le-Châtel
	Commune
	The church of Saint-Clair, in Gometz-le-Châtel
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gometz-le-Châtel
	Gometz-le-Châtel Gometz-le-Châtel
	Coordinates: 48°40′41″N 2°08′16″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Les Ulis
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Stéphane du Crest
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	2,752
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91275 /91940
Elevation	83–169 m (272–554 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gometz le Châtel is a commune in the Essonne department of France. It is a southern suburb of Paris, 25 km from the center of Paris.

Geography

This village is near Les Ulis, Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-la-Ville, along the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix.

This is a very old village, known since 1068.
A train line was built between Paris to Chartres, created by Gallardon, at the beginning of the 20th century, with a station at Gometz-le-Châtel. It was used from 1931 to 1939, but there is no traffic nowadays. Paris RER, B line, can be used to go there by train Bures-sur-Yvette (Paris RER) or La Hacquinière (Paris RER).
An experimental Aérotrain was built, from Gometz-le-Châtel to Limours, for a trial, from 1966 to 1977, a creation of Jean Bertin (railway engineer). This experiment was replaced by the TGV, operating currently.

Inhabitants of Gometz le Châtel are called Castelgometziens.

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