Courcouronnes
Courcouronnes | |
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 The town hall of Courcouronnes | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Courcouronnes  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Évry |
| Intercommunality | Évry Centre Essonne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Stéphane Beaudet |
| Area 1 | 4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | 14,505 |
| • Density | 3,300/km2 (8,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91182 /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 is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. 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.
Economy
Arianespace, a commercial company that sells the Ariane rockets, is based there.[1] Carrefour's Hypermarket division is based in the city.
Accor was formerly headquartered in Courcouronnes.[2]
Education
There are the following schools:[3]
- 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
See also
References
- ^ "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 ." Courcouronnes. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
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