Étampes (French:[etɑ̃p]^ⓘ) is acommune in themetropolitan area ofParis,France. It is located 48.1 km (29.9 mi) south-southwest from thecenter of Paris (as the crow flies). Étampes is asub-prefecture of theEssonnedepartment.

Étampes
Subprefecture andcommune
Saint Martin
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Étampes
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Coordinates:48°26′03″N2°09′41″E / 48.4343°N 2.1615°E /48.4343; 2.1615
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Étampes
Canton	Étampes
Intercommunality	CA Étampois Sud Essonne
Government
• Mayor(2020–2026)	Franck Marlin[1]
Area 1	40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	26,601
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91223 /91150
Elevation	66–156 m (217–512 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Étampes, together with the neighboring communes ofMorigny-Champigny andBrières-les-Scellés, form anurban area of 30,881 inhabitants (2018). This urban area is a "satellite city" of Paris.

Étampes (Latin:Stampae) existed at the beginning of the 7th century and in the earlyMiddle Ages belonged to the crown domain. During the Middle Ages it was the scene of several councils, the most notable of which took place in 1130 and resulted in the recognition ofInnocent II as the legitimate pope. In 1652, during the war of theFronde it suffered severely at the hands of the royal troops underTurenne.^[3]

Étampes lies on the riverChalouette, a tributary of theJuine, which borders the eastern outskirts of the serene town.^[4]

Inhabitants of Étampes are known asÉtampois.

Étampes is served by two stations on ParisRER line C:Étampes andSaint-Martin-d'Étampes. Étampes station is also served by regional trains to Orléans and Paris.

A fine view of Étampes is obtained from the Tour Guinette, akeep (now ruined) built byLouis VI in the 12th century on an eminence on the other side of the railway. Notre-Dame du Fort, the chief church, dates from the 11th and 12th centuries; irregular in plan, it is remarkable for a fineRomanesque tower and spire, and for the crenellated wall which partly surrounds it. The interior contains ancient paintings and other artistic works. St Basile (12th and 16th centuries), preserves a Romanesque doorway, and St Martin (12th and 13th centuries), has a leaning tower of the 16th century.^[4]

The civil buildings offer little interest, but two houses named afterAnne de Pisseleu, mistress ofFrancis I, andDiane de Poitiers, mistress ofHenry II, are graceful examples ofRenaissance architecture. In the square there is a statue of the naturalist,Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, who was born in Étampes.^[4]

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  LaTour Guinette-the remains ofChâteau d'Étampes
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  L'Hôtel de Ville
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  L'Hôtel de Ville

• HôtelAnne de Pisseleu
• Théâtre built by thearchitectGabriel Davioud in 1851-1852, paid for by a public subscription
• Regional leisure park (wave pool)
• Sculptures created byAndré Deluol:Vénus anadyomène,La Terre,Le Corbeau et le Renard,Jeune fille et oiseau,Un Ange,Deux danseuses nues
• The "Pergola de la Douce France" is located in the gardens of the Tour Guinette in Étampes and was part of a larger composition created in 1925 for the Exposition des Arts décoratifs et industriels. It was acquired by Étampes in 1934. The work comprises four large stone blocks on which sixteen bas-reliefs have been created by various sculptors.Georges Saupique executed the reliefs "Le Saint Graal" and "L'Aurochs".

• Église Notre Dame du Fort

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  Église Notre-Dame-du-Fort
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  Église Notre-Dame-du-Fort
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  Église Notre-Dame-du-Fort
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  Église Notre-Dame-du-Fort

• Église Saint-Basile

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  Église Saint-Basile
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  Église Saint-Basile
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  Église Saint-Basile

• Église Saint-Martin, famous for its leaning tour

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  Église Saint-Martin
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  Église Saint-Martin
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  Église Saint-Martin
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  Église Saint-Martin

• Église Saint-Gilles

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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles
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  Église Saint-Gilles

• Chapelle de Gérofosse
• Chapelle de Guinette

• Louise Abbéma (1853–1927), painter, sculptor, and designer
• Jean-Marc Fessard (born 1969), classical clarinetist
• Theobald of Étampes
• Jean-Victor Makengo, footballer
• Yacouba Sylla, footballer
• Bilal Ouali, footballer
• Michel Crépu (born 1954), writer and literary critic, winner of the 2012Prix des Deux Magots
• Arnaud Beltrame,gendarme killed in theCarcassonne and Trèbes attack, 23 March 2018
• Chan Parker (1925–1999), Wife of Jazz musicianCharlie Parker, later married saxophonistPhill Woods.

The prestigiousÉcole Philippe Gaulier is located in Étampes.

• Communes of the Essonne department
• Counts and Dukes of Étampes
• Georges Saupique

•   This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Étampes".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 803–804.

• Étampes city council website
• Base Mérimée:Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture.(in French)
• Land use (IAURIF)(in English)
• La Base des Loisirs, The city's park's website
• Mayors of Essonne Association(in French)