Courcouronnes
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Commune of Courcouronnes |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Évry-Nord |
| Intercommunality | CA Évry Centre Essonne |
| Mayor | Stéphane Beaudet (UMP) (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 77 m–96 m |
| Land area¹ | 4.37 km² |
| Population² (Oct. 2001 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
13,988 13,954 |
| - Density | 3,201/km² (2001) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 91182/ 91080 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Courcouronnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 26.4 km. (16.4 miles) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s.
Arianespace, a commercial company that builds the Ariane rockets, is based there.
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[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 13,954. The estimate for 2005 was 14,500.
Inhabitants of Courcouronnes are known as Courcouronnais.
[edit] Transport
Courcouronnes is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Courcouronnes is Évry – Courcouronnes station on Paris RER line D. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Évry, 1.8 km.(1.1 miles) from the town center of Courcouronnes.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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