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Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (704x766, 328 KB) Blason 91 Essonne source Utilisateur:MG Licence GFDL Blasons de France File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Essonne Gallery of French coats of arms... Image File history File links Credit(s): fr:Utilisateur:Rinaldum Source: french wikipedia File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The term Administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... France is divided into 26 régions, further subdivided into départements. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (RÃ©gion logo) Location Administration Capital Paris Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,011 km... In France, a prÃ©fecture is the administrative town of a dÃ©partement. ... Ã‰vry is a commune of the dÃ©partement of Essonne and of the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion of France, located in what can be considered as the southern suburbs of Paris. ... A subprefecture in Verdun, France Subprefectures (French: sous-prÃ©fectures) are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department. ... Ã‰tampes is a town of northern France, capital of an arrondissement in the Essonne dÃ©partement, on the OrlÃ©ans railway, 50 km southwest of Paris. ... Palaiseau is commune in the suburbs of Paris, France, in the Essonne dÃ©partement, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ... The 100 French dÃ©partements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The 3 arrondissements of the Essonne department are: Arrondissement of Ã‰tampes, (subprefecture: Ã‰tampes) with 6 cantons and 79 communes. ... The cantons of France are administrative divisions subdividingarrondissements and dÃ©partementscommunes Cantons number 3,879 among the 329 arondissements and 96 departments of France. ... The following is a list of the 42 cantons of the Essonne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Dourdan Ã‰tampes Ã‰trÃ©chy La FertÃ©-Alais MÃ©rÃ©ville Saint-ChÃ©ron Brunoy Corbeil-Essonnes-Est Corbeil-Essonnes-Ouest Draveil Ã‰pinay-sous-SÃ©nart Ã‰vry-Nord Ã‰vry-Sud Grigny Mennecy Milly... The commune is an administrative division of France. ... The following is a list of the 196 communes of the Essonne dÃ©partement in France. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Categories: | ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 kmÂ² and 10,000 kmÂ². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... France is divided into 26 régions, further subdivided into départements. ... (RÃ©gion flag) (RÃ©gion logo) Location Administration Capital Paris Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,011 km...

It was formed on January 1, 1968 with the split of the Seine-et-Oise department. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. ...

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The Essonne department was created on January 1, 1968, from the southern portion of the former department of Seine-et-Oise. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Seine-et-Oise was a département of France encompassing the western, northern, and southern parts of the metropolitan area of Paris. ...

In 1969, the communes of Châteaufort and Toussus-le-Noble were separated from Essonne and added to the department of Yvelines. Map of the 36,568 communes of metropolitan France. ... Toussus-le-Noble is a commune of the Yvelines dÃ©partement, in France. ... Yvelines is a French dÃ©partement in the rÃ©gion of ÃŽle-de-France. ...

Geography

Essonne belongs to the region of Île-de-France. (RÃ©gion flag) (RÃ©gion logo) Location Administration Capital Paris Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Departments Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et-Marne Val-de-Marne Val-dOise Yvelines Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 Statistics Land area1 12,011 km...

All of northern Essonne department belongs to the Parisian agglomeration and is very urbanized. The south remains rural. Hauts-de-Seine is a département in France. ... Val-de-Marne is a French dÃ©partement, named after the Marne River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ... Seine-et-Marne is a French dÃ©partement, named after the Seine and the Marne rivers, and located in the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion. ... Loiret is a dÃ©partement in north-central France named after the Loiret River. ... Eure-et-Loir is a French département, named after the Eure and Loir rivers. ... Yvelines is a French dÃ©partement in the rÃ©gion of ÃŽle-de-France. ...

In descending order, the cities over 25,000 population are: Évry, Corbeil-Essonnes, Massy, Savigny-sur-Orge, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Viry-Châtillon, Athis-Mons, Palaiseau, Draveil, Yerres, Les Ulis, and Vigneux-sur-Seine. Milly-la-Forêt is an example of its more rural communes. Ã‰vry is a commune of the dÃ©partement of Essonne and of the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion of France, located in what can be considered as the southern suburbs of Paris. ... Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Massy is one of the larger towns in dÃ©partement 91 Essonne. ... LocalitÃ© : Savigny-sur-Orge CoordonnÃ©es : Code postal : 91 600 DÃ©partement : Essonne (91) RÃ©gion : Ile-de-France Chiffres clÃ©s : Â· Population : 36 258 hab. ... Sainte-GeneviÃ¨ve-des-Bois is a commune in the Essonne dÃ©partement, in France, some 30 km south of Paris, just north of junction 42 on the orbital Francilienne road. ... Viry-ChÃ¢tillon is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. ... Athis-Mons is a town in France, chief town of canton of the Essonne, in the north of this départment (arrondissement of Palaiseau). ... Palaiseau is commune in the suburbs of Paris, France, in the Essonne dÃ©partement, of which it is a sous-prÃ©fecture. ... Draveil is a commune of the Essonne dÃ©partement, in France, located near Paris. ... Yerres is a French town located in the dÃ©partement Essonne, in the ÃŽle-de-France region. ... Les Ulis is a is a French commune in the Essonne dÃ©partement. ... Vigneux-sur-Seine is a commune of the Essonne dÃ©partement, in France. ... Milly-la-ForÃªt is a town and commune of about 5,000 inhabitants (MilliaÃ§ois), in the Essonne dÃ©partement, in France. ...

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The following is a list of the 42 cantons of the Essonne department, in France, sorted by arrondissement: Dourdan Ã‰tampes Ã‰trÃ©chy La FertÃ©-Alais MÃ©rÃ©ville Saint-ChÃ©ron Brunoy Corbeil-Essonnes-Est Corbeil-Essonnes-Ouest Draveil Ã‰pinay-sous-SÃ©nart Ã‰vry-Nord Ã‰vry-Sud Grigny Mennecy Milly... The following is a list of the 196 communes of the Essonne dÃ©partement in France. ... The 3 arrondissements of the Essonne department are: Arrondissement of Ã‰tampes, (subprefecture: Ã‰tampes) with 6 cantons and 79 communes. ...

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Categories: Departments of France | Essonne | Île-de-France geography stubs Image File history File links Flag_of_France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... PrÃ©fecture building of the Ain dÃ©partement, in Bourg-en-Bresse Ain is a dÃ©partement named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France bordering Switzerland. ... Aisne is a dÃ©partement in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River. ... Allier is a dÃ©partement in south-central France named after the Allier River. ... Alpes_de_Haute_Provence is a French département in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence. ... Hautes-Alpes is a dÃ©partement in southeastern France named after the Alps mountain range. ... Alpes_Maritimes is a département in the extreme southeast corner of France. ... 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