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Évry-Courcouronnes
Prefecture and commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Évry-Courcouronnes (French pronunciation: [evʁi kuʁkuʁɔn] ⓘ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne.[3]
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Évry-Courcouronnes | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
From top to bottom, left to right: the church of Courcouronnes; Évry-Courcouronnes station; the Evry2 shopping center; the annex town hall of Courcouronnes; the Parc-Bord-de-Seine in Évry; the Genoscope in Évry; the Courcouronnes canal; the former Evry Space Center. | |
Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 2°25′46″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Essonne |
Arrondissement | Évry |
Canton | Évry-Courcouronnes |
Intercommunality | CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Beaudet[1] |
Area 1 | 12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 66,177 |
• Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 91228 /91000 |
Elevation | 32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes.[4]
The city is the home of the Genopole.