page_title: Arpajon
section_title: Festivities
hierarchical_section_title: Arpajon / Daily life in Arpajon / Festivities
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: ©éréales Kille® ☺ 18 septembre 2005 à 20:02 (CEST)
context_page_description: Arpajon is a commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Arpajonnais or Arpajonnaises.
  The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
context_section_description: There are two main events each year at Arpajon:
  The Carnival of Bineau, in which a representation of the steward is burned in Châtres Square, takes place every year on the first Sunday of March.
  The Foire aux haricots (The Bean Festival) started in 1922 and was recognised as a national fair in 1970. It is a trade and crafts event which is held every third weekend in September over 4 days in memory of the market gardening that there was in the commune in the past. The bean celebrated here is the chevrier.
  There are other national events such as the Fête de la Musique (Festival of Music) which are celebrated in the commune.
caption: Châtres Square during the Bean Festival
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