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Saint-Chéron
Saint-Chéron
Commune
	The town hall in Saint-Chéron
	Coat of arms
	Location of Saint-Chéron
	Saint-Chéron Saint-Chéron
	Coordinates: 48°33′16″N 2°07′27″E / 48.5544°N 2.1243°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Étampes
Canton	Dourdan
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Gelé
Area 1	11.44 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population (2022)	5,176
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91540 /91530
Elevation	62–159 m (203–522 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Chéron (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʃeʁɔ̃] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The village is named after Saint Caraunus, a missionary who was murdered by robbers in the vicinity.^[3]

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Chéron are known as Saint-Chéronnais in French.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
^ "Les origines du nom", Saint-Chéron (in French), retrieved 2021-08-21
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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