Essonne

The Essonne is a 101-kilometre long French river. It is a left tributary of the . Its course crosses the departments of and , and it gives its name to the latter.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in France
  • Also known as: Essonne River”, “Essonne Rivière”, “Essonnes”, and “L’Essonne

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hôtel de Ville, Corbeil-Essonnes and Marché couvert.

Town hall
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in , , in the southern suburbs of , standing on Place Galignani.

Marketplace
is a marketplace.

Church
Photo: Stz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Roman Catholic church located in the town of , . It was the interim cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes, in which it is now a co-cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Corbeil-Essonnes and Saint-Pierre-du-Perray.

Town
on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of , France. It is located 28.3 km from the center of Paris. Although neighboring is the official seat of the , the sub-prefecture building and administration are located inside the commune of .

Town
is a commune in the department in in northern .

Village
is a commune in the department in in northern , twenty-seven kilometers southeast of Paris. is situated 2½ km north of Essonne.

Essonne

Latitude
48.61403° or 48° 36′ 51″ north
Longitude
2.48172° or 2° 28′ 54″ east
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
8FW4JF7J+JM
Geo­Names ID
3019597
Wiki­data ID
Q534813
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Essonne” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Essonne
  • Bulgarian: Есон
  • Catalan: Essonne
  • Cebuano: Essonne
  • Chinese: 埃松河
  • Czech: Essonne
  • Dutch: Essonne (rivier)
  • Dutch: Essonne
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر اسون
  • Esperanto: Essonne
  • Estonian: Essonne
  • Finnish: Essonne (joki)
  • Finnish: Essonne
  • French: Essonne rivière
  • French: Essonne
  • German: Essonne
  • Greek: Εσόν
  • Greek: Εσσόν (ποταμός)
  • Hebrew: אסון
  • Hungarian: Essonne
  • Irish: Essonne
  • Italian: Essonne
  • Japanese: エソンヌ川
  • Japanese: エッソンヌ
  • Latin: Exona
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Essonne
  • Norwegian: Essonne
  • Occitan (post 1500): Essonne
  • Polish: Essonne
  • Portuguese: Rio Essonne
  • Romanian: Râul Essonne
  • Serbian: Есон
  • Slovenian: Essonne
  • Spanish: Essonne
  • Spanish: Río Essonne
  • Venetian: Fiume Essonne

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Corbeil-Essonnes Railway Station and Château de Chantemerle.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Essonne”. Photo: Rowing, CC BY-SA 3.0.