Champlan

Champlan
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Champlan
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Coordinates: 48°42′30″N 2°16′26″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Longjumeau
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Leclerc[1]
Area ^1	3.68 km^2 (1.42 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,606
• Density	710/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91136 /91160
Elevation	43–125 m (141–410 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Champlan (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃plɑ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune located 16 kilometres (10 mi) to the southwest of Paris, in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Although now completely enveloped in the Paris Metropolitan Area, the town has conserved its rural character in spite of its direct proximity to the capital, and thus retains its slogan of "Champlan, the meadow of Paris".

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,859	—
1975	2,421	+3.85%
1982	2,446	+0.15%
1990	2,491	+0.23%
1999	2,458	−0.15%
2007	2,444	−0.07%
2012	2,667	+1.76%
2017	2,761	+0.70%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Champlan are known as Champlanais in French.

Climate

Champlan is located in the Île-de-France, and has a Maritime climate. The annual average temperature is about 11.2 °C (52 °F), with an average maximum temperature of 14.8 °C (59 °F), and a minimum of 7.1 °C (45 °F). The maximum summer temperature (from July to August), averages around 24 °C (75 °F) and the minimum winter temperature (from January to February), averages around 1 °C (34 °F). Its climate is distinguished from that of Paris by a temperature that is on average, 2 degrees Celsius (3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) less, explained by the Urban Heat Island phenomena. The record temperatures were caused by the influence from the continental climate located to the east, reaching a high of 38.2 °C (101 °F) on 1 July 1952, and a low of -15.8 °C (4 °F) on 17 January 1985.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Land use (IAU IdF) (in French)