Soisy-sur-École

Soisy-sur-École

The town hall in Soisy-sur-École

Coat of arms
Soisy-sur-École

Coordinates: 48°28′29″N 2°29′50″E / 48.4748°N 2.4972°E / 48.4748; 2.4972Coordinates: 48°28′29″N 2°29′50″E / 48.4748°N 2.4972°E / 48.4748; 2.4972
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Évry
Canton Milly-la-Forêt
Intercommunality Vallée de l'École
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Henri Boulat
Area1 11.52 km2 (4.45 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,390
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 91599 / 91840
Elevation 48–144 m (157–472 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.

Soisy-sur-École is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 44 kilometres (27 mi) southeast of Paris. Inhabitants of Soisy-sur-École are known as Soiséens.

Origin of village name

Known under the name of Sosio between 1108–1120, from Sosiaco around 1140, and Soisiacum around 1350. The place was called Soisiacum juxta scolam in 1118. The commune was created in 1793 under the name of Soisy sur Ecolle. The name was introduced in the law bulletin in 1801.

Famous people from the village

Architectural heritage

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