Essonne

The department of Essonne [ ɛsɔn ] is a French department of atomic number 91, it is located in the Île- de -France region in the Paris region and is named after the Essonne River.

Geography

The department of Essonne is bordered to the north by the Hauts -de -Seine and Val -de- Marne, on the east by the department of Seine -et- Marne, in the south of the department of Loiret, on the southwest by the department of Eure- et- Loir and to the northwest by the Yvelines department.

The north of the department is part of the agglomeration of Paris and is highly urbanized. The South has maintained a more rural character. The Seine flows through the department in the northeast, the eponymous Essonne reached the department from the south and ends in Corbeil -Essonnes into the Seine. The South East of the department is part of the Regional Natural Park of Gâtinais français.

History

The department of Essonne was formed on 1 January 1968 under the Act of 10 July 1964 on the reorganization of the departments in the Paris region from the southern part of the old departments of Seine -et- Oise.

In 1969, the municipalities Château Fort and Toussus -le -Noble were separated from Essonne department and joined the Yvelines department.

After the establishment of the department, initially the city Corbeil -Essonnes, a former sub-prefecture of the department of Seine- et- Oise, the provisional seat of the prefecture of the department until the building of the new Prefecture was completed in Evry.

Cities

The most densely populated municipalities of the department of Essonne:

Another important place is Etampes, the administrative seat for the district of the same name.

Administrative divisions

The department of Essonne is divided into three arrondissements, 42 cantons and 196 communes:

• List of cantons in the department of Essonne
• List of municipalities in the department of Essonne

Tourism

Attractions in the department of Essonne include:

• Anger Ville ( Castle Dommerville )
• Ballancourt -sur -Essonne ( Castle Saussay )
• Chamarande ( Castle Chamarande, 17th Century )
• Courson- Monteloup (domain and castle Courson, 17th Century )
• Courances ( Courances castle, 16th century )
• Dourdan ( ruins Dourdan, 13th century )
• Etampes (fortress )
• Evry (cathedral)
• Méréville ( Market Hall, the 16th century; Palace and Park, 18th Century )
• Milly- la -Forêt ( Chapel of St. Blaise 12th century )
• Montlhery (keep, 11th century )
• Saint- Cheron ( Castle Marais, 18th century )
• Les Ulis ( Castle of Saint -Jean -de -Beauregard, 17th Century )