Saint-Vrain
Commune
The town hall in Saint-Vrain
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Vrain
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Coordinates: 48°32′27″N 2°20′00″E / 48.5408°N 2.3334°E / 48.5408; 2.3334
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Brétigny-sur-Orge
Intercommunality	Val d'Essonne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Corinne Cordier[1]
Area 1	11.57 km2 (4.47 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2021)[2]	3,023
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91579 /91770
Elevation	51–83 m (167–272 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Since 2001, Thaxted (Essex, England) has been twinned with Saint-Vrain. A twinning association aims to promote friendship and cultural understanding and to foster the relationship between the two towns and their people.

Geography

The Juine forms the commune's southeastern border.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Vrain are known as Saint-Vrainois in French.

Structures and monuments

A castle with a historic zoological park (with reconstructions of prehistoric scenes) is located here, but has been closed to the public since 1998. The town also has a Louis XV-era obelisk and a thirteenth-century church.