Courcouronnes
Commune in Essonne, France
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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.
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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 | |
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| Coordinates: 48°37′02″N 2°24′31″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. | |
History
Economy
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.
