Janville-sur-Juine
Encyclopedia
Janville-sur-Juine is a commune
in the Essonne
department in Île-de-France
in northern France
.
Inhabitants of Janville-sur-Juine are known as Janvillois.
, which forms all of the commune's northern border.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
department in Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Inhabitants of Janville-sur-Juine are known as Janvillois.
Geography
The village lies on the right bank of the river OuanneOuanne River
The Ouanne is an long river in central France, a right tributary of the Loing. Its source is near the small town Ouanne, about southwest of Auxerre...
, which forms all of the commune's northern border.