Courcouronnes
Courcouronnes | |
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Part of Évry-Courcouronnes | |
 The town hall of Courcouronnes | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Courcouronnes | |
  Courcouronnes Location within France  Courcouronnes Location within Île-de-France (region) | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′02″N 2°24′31″E / 48.6173°N 2.4086°E | |
| 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] ⓘ) 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
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
Arianespace, a commercial company that sells the Ariane rockets, is based there.[4] Carrefour's Hypermarket division is based in the city.
Education
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
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
References
- ↑ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
- ↑ "Arrêté préfectoral de l'Essonne, 12 Octobre 2018" [Prefectural decree of Essonne, October 12, 2018] (PDF) (in French). 12 October 2018. pp. 83–86. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ Vanne Aqueduct, Grand Paris Sud
- ↑ "Russians, French sign space contract". United Press International. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ↑ Auguy, Stéphanie (28 June 2002). "Fin de la fronde chez les gérants de Formule 1" [The revolt among Formula 1 managers has ended]. Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 24 September 2009.
maison mère, dont le siège est installé à Courcouronnes.
[parent company, whose headquarters are located in Courcouronnes.] - ↑ "Établissements scolaires" [Schools]. Courcouronnes (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ↑ L'Art et la ville, art dans la vie: l'espace public vu par les artistes en France et à l'étranger depuis 10 ans : exposition [itinérante, 1978- ] [Art and the city, art in life: public space as seen by artists in France and abroad over the past 10 years: [traveling exhibition, 1978- ]] (in French). Ministry of Culture and Communication. Department of Artistic Creation. French Documentation. 1978. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-2-11-000268-6.
SZEKELY Pierre, 1975 : Sculpture escalade béton. En bordure du lac de Courcouronnes, la sculpture
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)