La Ferté-Alais
La Ferté-Alais | |
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View from the east, looking over the town towards the airfield | |
Location of La Ferté-Alais | |
| Coordinates: 48°28′54″N 2°20′53″E / 48.4816°N 2.348°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Étampes |
| Canton | Mennecy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mariannick Morvan |
Area 1 | 4.55 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,663 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91232 /91590 |
| Elevation | 53–142 m (174–466 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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La Ferté-Alais (French pronunciation: [la fɛʁte alɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 52 km (32 mi) south of Paris. It used to be a fortress closing the access to the French royal estate from the Essonne valley, then became an industrial village with sand and stones. Its airfield (actually in Cerny), hosts a world-famous air show for vintage World War I and WWII aircraft and a museum of such aircraft.
It even has the aircraft (still airworthy) that Louis Blériot used to cross the English Channel in 1909.