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Montgeron
Montgeron () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is northeast part of the Department of Essonne. It is located from the center of Paris. The café ''Au Reveil Matin'' at 22 Avenue Jean Jaurès was the departure point of the first Tour de France in 1903. Montgeron was also the starting point of the 21st (and last) stage of the 2017 Tour de France. Geography Climate Situated in the region of Île-de-France, Montgeron has an oceanic climate, with cool winters and mild summers, and has more precipitation than others in the central parts. The mean temperature is around 10.8 °C, with a maximum of 15.2 °C and a minimum of 6.4 °C. However, the actual temperatures recorded are 24.5 °C in July at the maximum and 0.7 °C in January at the minimum, but the records registered the maximum temperature of 38.2 °C on 1 July 1952 and the minimum temperature of -19.6 °C on 17 January 1985. Due to the lower urban density between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgeron-Crosne (Paris RER)
Montgeron-Crosne is a railway station in Montgeron, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. The station was opened in 1995 and is on the Paris–Marseille railway. The station is served by the RER Line D, which is operated by SNCF. The station serves the communes of Montgeron and Crosne. Station info Situated at an altitude at 44 meters above sea level, the station is on the 17.45 kilometer point of the Paris-Marseille railway, between the stations of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges and Yerres. The station served 3,526,200 people in 2014. Montgeron-Crosne station main building was under renovation, and is finished now. SNCF offered free rides from Montgeron-Crosne to Gare de Lyon during the construction time. Train services The following services serve the station: *Local services (''RER D RER D is one of the five lines in the (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Tour De France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours. The 21-race stage, stage race took place across , commencing with an individual time trial in Düsseldorf, Germany on 1 July, and concluding with the Champs-Élysées stage in the Tour de France, Champs-Élysées stage in Paris on 23 July. A total of 198 riders from 22 Cycling team, teams entered the race. The overall General classification in the Tour de France, general classification won by Chris Froome of , his third consecutive victory and fourth overall. Rigoberto Urán () and Romain Bardet () finished second and third, respectively. Geraint Thomas () won the opening stage and became the Tour's first rider that year to wear the general classification leader's yellow jersey. Froome, who performed the best in the opening stage out of the pre-race favourites, took the lead after the fifth stage's summit finish. He held the lead until it was taken by Fabio Aru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Vigneux-sur-Seine
The canton of Vigneux-sur-Seine 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 Vigneux-sur-Seine. It consists of the following communes: # Crosne #Montgeron Montgeron () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is northeast part of the Department of Essonne. It is located from the center of Paris. The café ''Au Reveil Matin'' at 22 Avenue Jean Jaurès was the departure point ... (partly) # Vigneux-sur-Seine References {{DEFAULTSORT:Vigneux-sur-Seine Cantons of Essonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canton Of Draveil
The canton of Draveil 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 Draveil. It consists of the following communes: #Draveil #Étiolles # Montgeron (partly) #Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil #Soisy-sur-Seine Soisy-sur-Seine (, literally ''Soisy on Seine'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Inhabitants of Soisy-sur-Seine are known as ''Soiséens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Essonne de ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Draveil Cantons of Essonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communauté D'agglomération Val D'Yerres Val De Seine
Communauté d'agglomération Val d'Yerres Val de Seine is the ''communauté d'agglomération'', an intercommunal structure, covering southern suburbs of Paris. It is located in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2016. Its population was 177,769 in 2014. Its seat is in Brunoy.CA Val d'Yerres Val de Seine (N° SIREN : 200058477) BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022. Its area is 66.4 km2. Its population was 177,020 in 2018.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022. It takes its name f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1903 Tour De France
The 1903 Tour de France was the first cycling race set up and sponsored by the newspaper ', ancestor of the current daily, '. It ran from 1 to 19 July in six stages over , and was won by Maurice Garin. The race was invented to boost the circulation of ', after its circulation started to plummet from competition with the long-standing '. Originally scheduled to start in June, the race was postponed one month, and the prize money was increased, after a disappointing level of applications from competitors. The 1903 Tour de France was the first stage road race, and compared to modern Grand Tours, it had relatively few stages, but each was much longer than those raced today. The cyclists did not have to compete in all six stages, although this was necessary to qualify for the general classification. The pre-race favourite, Maurice Garin, won the first stage, and retained the lead throughout. He also won the last two stages, and had a margin of almost three hours over the next cyclist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RER D
RER D is one of the five lines in the (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The 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 line connects Creil in the north to Melun and Malesherbes in the south, passing through the heart of Paris. Line D also links Gare du Nord with Gare de Lyon via Châtelet-Les Halles. Opened in stages from 1987 to 1996, it is the longest RER line by distance, and the busiest SNCF line in France, carrying up to 615,000 passengers and operating 466 trains each working day. Almost all of the line is located in the Île-de-France region, that is, within the jurisdiction of the Île-de-France Mobilités, but some of the branch lines at the north and south of the line are outside the region. Due to a high rate of incidents, social issues and poor on time p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noctilien
Noctilien is the night bus service in Paris and its agglomeration. It is managed by the Île-de-France Mobilités (formerly the STIF), the Île-de-France regional public transit authority, and operated by RATP (with 32 lines) and Transilien SNCF (with 16 lines). It replaced the previous '' Noctambus'' service on the night of 20/21 September 2005, providing for a larger number of lines than before and claiming to be better adapted to night-time transport needs. In place of the previous hub-and-spoke scheme where all buses terminated at and departed from the heart of Paris: Châtelet , Noctilien's new service includes buses operating between ''banlieues'' (communes surrounding Paris proper) as well as outbound lines running from Paris' four main railway stations: Gare de l'Est, Gare de Lyon, Gare Montparnasse and Gare Saint-Lazare. In addition, these four stations are also connected to each other by a regular night bus service. All in all, Noctilien operates 48 bus lines, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yerres
Yerres () is a commune in the Essonne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Population Inhabitants are called ''Yerrois'' in French. Geography Yerres lies in the North-Eastern part of Essonne and bordering the Val-de-Marne ''département''. The town extends on both sides of the valley through which flows the river Yerres. The highest point is the wooded Mont Griffon, which reaches an altitude of 116 m, while the lowest point is at only 30 m above sea level. Sights Caillebotte Estate In 1860 the father of Gustave Caillebotte bought an estate on the banks of the river Yerres and the famous impressionist painted around 80 paintings there, until the sale of the estate in 1879. The most famous paintings the artist made in Yerres are ''Portraits à la campagne, Baigneurs, Bords de l'Yerres, Canotiers ramant sur l'Yerres''. The estate and its magnificent garden are now owned by the town and open to visitors. Saint-H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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