Gonesse is a town in the Val d'Oise département, north of Paris. Val-dOise is a French département named after the Oise River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

It is located immediately north of Le Bourget airport and southwest of Charles De Gaulle International Airport. Le Bourget airport (Aéroport du Bourget) is an airport, located in Le Bourget, close to Paris, France, nowadays only used for general aviation (business jets) as well as air shows. ... Charles de Gaulle International Airport (IATA: CDG, ICAO: LFPG) (French: Aéroport de Roissy-Charles de Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport (or just Roissy in French), serving Paris, is one of Europes principal aviation centres, as well as Frances main international airport. ...

Inhabitants: 24,701 (1999)

History

King Philip II of France was born here on 21 August 1165. Philip II (French: Philippe II), called Philip Augustus (French: Philippe Auguste) (August 21, 1165 – July 14, 1223), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events November 23 - Pope Alexander III enters Rome. ...

On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic airliner crashed in Gonesse. July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Air France Boeing 747 Air France (Compagnie Nationale Air France) is a subsidiary of Air France-KLM. Before the take-over of KLM, it was essentially the national airline of France, employing 71,654 people (at January 2005). ... Air France Flight 4590 on fire, prior to crash Air France Flight 4590 was a Concorde flight from Charles de Gaulle International Airport near Paris, France to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, New York. ... The Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST) was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... This page is about high speed motion of bodies such as airplanes through air or other fluids. ... An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft (an aeroplane/airplane) initially designed for the transport of paying passengers, and usually operated by an airline company (which owns or leases the aircraft). ...

External link

• French Wiki (in French)
• Welcome to Gonesse (in French)
• Official website of the City of Gonesse (in French)