The French département of Essonne is part of the région of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.

It was formed on January 1, 1968 with the split of the Seine-et-Oise département.

Administration

History

The Essonne département was created on the 1st January 1968, from the south part of the former département of Seine-et-Oise.

In 1969, the communes of Châteaufort and Toussus-le-Noble were separated from Essonne and added to the département of Yvelines.

Geography

Essonne belongs to the region of Île-de-France.

It has borders with the départements of:

• Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne on the north,
• Seine-et-Marne on the east,
• Loiret on the south,
• Eure-et-Loir and Yvelines on the west.

All of northern Essonne département belongs to the Parisian agglomeration and is very urbanized. The south remains rural.

In descending order, the cities over 25,000 population are: Évry, Corbeil-Essonnes, Massy, Savigny-sur-Orge, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Viry-Châtillon, Athis-Mons, Palaiseau, Draveil, Yerres, Les Ulis, and Vigneux-sur-Seine.

See also

• Cantons of the Essonne département
• Communes of the Essonne département
• Arrondissements of the Essonne département

External links

• http://www.essonne.fr

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