Château-Landon, Historic commune in Seine-et-Marne, France.
Château-Landon sits at an elevation of 96 meters above sea level, covering approximately 29.35 square kilometers in the Seine-et-Marne department within the Île-de-France region of north-central France.
The commune previously served as the administrative seat of its own canton before the 2015 territorial reorganization integrated it into the canton of Nemours within the arrondissement of Fontainebleau.
Local residents, known as Châteaulandonnais and Châteaulandonnaises, maintain traditional French communal life under the leadership of Mayor Valérie Lagille, who serves the current term from 2020 to 2026.
The town hall operates regular business hours throughout the week and provides essential administrative services to the approximately 3,150 inhabitants recorded in the most recent census data from 2022.
The Souppes-sur-Loing quarry within the commune supplied the distinctive white travertine stones that were used in the construction of the famous Sacré-Cœur basilica in Paris.
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