Villebon
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Villebon is a commune
in the department of Eure-et-Loir
in northern France
The inhabitants are called Villebonnais.
It is not to be confused with Villebon-sur-Yvette
, a commune outside Paris
that is 83 km (51.6 mi) to the south of here. In 1922, following confusions with this commune of Villebon, sur-Yvette, in reference to the river which runs on its territory.
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 department of Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
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...
The inhabitants are called Villebonnais.
It is not to be confused with Villebon-sur-Yvette
Villebon-sur-Yvette
Villebon-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.The inhabitants of Villebon-sur-Yvette are known as Villebonnais.-Geography:...
, a commune outside Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
that is 83 km (51.6 mi) to the south of here. In 1922, following confusions with this commune of Villebon, sur-Yvette, in reference to the river which runs on its territory.