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The Essonne (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔn] ) is a 101-kilometre (63 mi) long French river. It is a left tributary of the Seine. [2] Its course crosses the departments of Loiret and Essonne, and it gives its name to the latter. The Essone's name and the present name of its higher course (the Œuf) originate in Acionna, a Gallo-Roman river goddess attested at Orléans (Genabum).
It begins on the Gâtinais plateau at La Neuville-sur-Essonne through the confluence of two rivers, the Œuf—whose source is near Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Loiret, at 130 metres (430 ft) above sea level—and the Rimarde—whose source is near Nibelle, Loiret, 182 metres (597 ft). Notably it runs through Malesherbes and La Ferté-Alais, before running into the Seine at Corbeil-Essonnes.
Notable among the Essonne's tributaries is the Juine, 53 kilometres (33 mi) long, which enters from the left. The other tributaries are short streams (the Velvette, the Ru de D’Huison, the Ru de Misery off the left bank; Ru de Boigny and the Ru de Ballancourt off the right bank).
From Corbeil-Essonnes to its terminus at Malesherbes, the RER D runs along the valley of the Essonne. Part of the basin feeding the Essonne, as well as its course between Malesherbes and La Ferté-Alais, are in the parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français.
The Essonne runs through the communes of:
Loiret is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.
Boutigny-sur-Essonne is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
La Neuville may refer to the following communes in France:
The Duchy of Orléanais is a former province of France, which was created during the Renaissance by merging four former counties and towns. However after the French Revolution, the province was dissolved in 1791 and succeeded by five départments.
La Ferté is a French toponym meaning "fortress" or "bastion".
This Summary and map of the 2005 French riots is to clearly show the spread of the 2005 French riots.
RER D is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional, a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The 190-kilometre (120 mi) line crosses the region from north to south, with all trains serving a group of stations in central Paris, before branching out towards the ends of the line.
The arrondissement of Étampes is an arrondissement of France in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 75 communes. Its population is 131,004 (2019), and its area is 851.4 km2 (328.7 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Pithiviers is an arrondissement of France in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It has 79 communes. Its population is 63,483 (2016), and its area is 1,192.7 km2 (460.5 sq mi).
Gâtinais or Gâtine was a province of France, containing the area around the valley of the Loing, corresponding roughly to the northeastern part of the département of Loiret, and the south of the present department of Seine-et-Marne. Under the Bourbons, the Gâtinais had already been divided between the provinces of Île-de-France and Orléans. In the words of the modern tourist slogan for the "two Gâtinais", it lies between the Seine and the Loire.
Mennecy is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Ballancourt-sur-Essonne is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Bouray-sur-Juine is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
The château du Saussay is a French château that forms part of the commune of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in the department of Essonne. It is situated in the valley of the river Essonne between Corbeil and La Ferté-Alais, on the territory of an old Templar commandery. It is built on the ruins of a 15th-century feudal castle, and is a rare collection of two 18th-century châteaux facing each other at the entrance to a Romantic park surrounded by water. Inside, their reception rooms evoke the lives of their inhabitants. The Château du Grand-Saussay and its park are listed monuments.
The Juine is a French river, 53 kilometres (33 mi) long. It is a left tributary of the river Essonne.
The Cerny culture is a Neolithic culture in France that dates to the second half of the 5th millennium B.C. and that is particularly prevalent in the Paris Basin. It is characterized by monumental earth mounds, known as long barrows of the Passy type. The term is derived from the "Parc aux Bœufs" in Cerny in the department of Essonne who authorized the name.
The long distance footpath GR 1 is one of the paths in the grand randonnée network in France. It takes in the great forests outside Paris.
The canton of Mennecy is an administrative division of the Essonne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mennecy.
The canton of Le Malesherbois is an administrative division of the Loiret department, central France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Le Malesherbois.