Courcouronnes

Courcouronnes
Courcouronnes
Part of Évry-Courcouronnes
	The town hall of Courcouronnes
	Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
	Location of Courcouronnes
	Courcouronnes Courcouronnes
	Coordinates: 48°37′02″N 2°24′31″E / 48.6173°N 2.4086°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)	13,490
• Density	3,100/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.

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.

History

A 19th century aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the rivers Vanne and Loing to the city of Paris, crosses the outskirts of Courcouronnes.^[3]

Economy

Arianespace, a commercial company that sells the Ariane rockets, is based there.^[4] Carrefour's Hypermarket division is based in the city.

Accor was formerly headquartered in Courcouronnes.^[5]

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.