Courcouronnes
Courcouronnes | |
|---|---|
Part of Évry-Courcouronnes | |
| The town hall of Courcouronnes The town hall of Courcouronnes | |
| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 411: Malformed coordinates value. | |
| Coordinates: Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Évry-Courcouronnes |
| Commune | Évry-Courcouronnes |
Area 1 | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | 13,490 |
| • Density | 3,090/km2 (8,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 91080 |
| Elevation | 77–96 m (253–315 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Courcouronnes (French pronunciation: [kuʁkuʁɔn] Audio file "Fr-Paris--Courcouronnes.ogg" not found) is a former commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Évry-Courcouronnes.[2] It is located 26.4 km (16.4 mi) from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s.
History
[edit | edit source]
A 19th century aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the rivers Vanne and Loing to the city of Paris, crosses the outskirts of Courcouronnes.[3]
Economy
[edit | edit source]Arianespace, a commercial company that sells the Ariane rockets, is based there.[4] Carrefour's Hypermarket division is based in the city.
Accor was formerly headquartered in Courcouronnes.[5]
Education
[edit | edit source]
There are the following schools:[6]
- Six primary schools: Jules Ferry, Paul Bert, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin, Jacques Brel, and Jacques Tati - Another school, Ecole Frédéric Mistral, is in nearby Lisses
- Collège Paul Fort, a junior high school
- Lycée Georges Brassens, a senior high school/sixth-form college
Parks and recreation
[edit | edit source]Parc-du-Lac Courcouronnes is a relatively large park with a walking trail and a small lake. It is home to the famous "Dame du Lac" climbing wall constructed by architect Pierre Skelezy in 1975.[7] The wall has long since been closed to the public, however trespassers continue to use it regularly. The wall was made famous by its appearance in television broadcasts about the sport of Parkour, which was developed in Lisses and Évry-Courcouronnes by David Belle.
See also
[edit | edit source]Lua error in mw.title.lua at line 392: bad argument #2 to 'title.new' (unrecognized namespace name 'Portal').
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Vanne Aqueduct, Grand Paris Sud
- ^ "Russians, French sign space contract.(UPI Science Report)." United Press International. 12 April 2005. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.
- ^ Auguy, Stéphanie. "Fin de la fronde chez les gérants de Formule 1." Le Parisien. 28 June 2002. Retrieved on 24 September 2009. "maison mère, dont le siège est installé à Courcouronnes."
- ^ "Etablissements scolaires Archived 2016-09-17 at the Wayback Machine." Courcouronnes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). "SZEKELY Pierre, 1975 : Sculpture escalade béton. En bordure du lac de Courcouronnes, la sculpture"
External links
[edit | edit source]
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
