Courcouronnes

Courcouronnes
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Courcouronnes
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Évry-Nord
Intercommunality	Évry Centre Essonne
Mayor	Stéphane Beaudet (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	77–96 m (253–315 ft)
Land area1	4.37 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population2	14,505  (2006)
- Density	3,319 /km2 (8,600 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°37′02″N 2°24′31″E / 48.6173213°N 2.4085969°E / 48.6173213; 2.4085969

Courcouronnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 26.4 km (16.4 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s.

Economy

Accor is headquartered in Courcouronnes.^[1] Arianespace, a commercial company that builds the Ariane rockets, is based there.^[2] Carrefour's Hypermarket division is based in the city.

See also

Paris portal

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

1. ^ Auguy, Stéphanie. "Fin de la fronde chez les gérants de Formule 1." Le Parisien. 28 June 2002. Retrieved on 24 September 2009. "maison mère, dont le siège est installé à Courcouronnes."
2. ^ "Russians, French sign space contract.(UPI Science Report)." United Press International. 12 April 2005. Retrieved on 24 September 2009.

External links

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)