Linas, Essonne

Commune in Île-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Linas

(2020–2026) Christian Lardiere^[1]Area

7.51 km² (2.90 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,032 • Density940/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

91339 /91310

Elevation46–168 m (151–551 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Linas (French pronunciation: [linas] ^ⓘ or [lina]) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The famous motor racing circuit Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry (often abbreviated as "Montlhéry") is located across the communes of Linas, Bruyères-le-Châtel and Ollainville.

Population

Inhabitants of Linas are known as Linois in French.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,156	—
1975	2,830	+3.96%
1982	4,042	+5.22%
1990	4,767	+2.08%
1999	4,970	+0.46%
2007	6,290	+2.99%
2012	6,647	+1.11%
2017	6,785	+0.41%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Linas.

Official website (in French)
Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)