Gambais
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Gambais (French: [ɡɑ̃bɛ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commune is 58 km west from the center of Paris.
Gambais | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gambais | |
  Gambais  Gambais | |
| Coordinates: 48°46′26″N 1°40′26″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Aubergenville |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Nivoit[1] |
Area 1 | 23.02 km2 (8.89 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 2,574 |
| • Density | 111.8/km2 (289.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78263 /78950 |
| Elevation | 94–182 m (308–597 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,084 | — |
| 1975 | 1,239 | +1.93% |
| 1982 | 1,365 | +1.39% |
| 1990 | 1,730 | +3.01% |
| 1999 | 2,064 | +1.98% |
| 2007 | 2,383 | +1.81% |
| 2012 | 2,423 | +0.33% |
| 2017 | 2,463 | +0.33% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
