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Country
  
France

Department
  
Essonne

Intercommunality
  
Évry Centre Essonne

Area
  
4.37 km²

Arrondissement
  
Évry, Essonne

Region
  
Île-de-France

Canton
  
Évry

Population (2006)
  
14,505

Local time
  
Tuesday 2:06 PM

Courcouronnes

Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 61% Humidity

Courcouronnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. 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.

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Map of 91080 Courcouronnes, France

Economy

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

Accor was formerly headquartered in Courcouronnes.

Education

There are the following schools:

  • 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

    • References

    Courcouronnes Wikipedia
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