Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Town Hall
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
Coordinates: 48°38′13″N 2°20′25″E / 48.6369°N 2.3403°E / 48.6369; 2.3403
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonSainte-Geneviève-des-Bois
IntercommunalityCA Cœur d'Essonne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Frédéric Petitta
Area
1
9.27 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
35,714
  Density3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91549 /91700
Elevation37–90 m (121–295 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv de bwa] ; often abbreviated to SGdB) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.5 km (14.6 miles) from the center of Paris, in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne department, Île-de-France.