Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne (also: ''Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération'') is an
agglomeration community
An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté u ...
city
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Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
. It is located in the
Essonne
Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.department, in the
Île-de-France
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region
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, northern
France
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The communauté d'agglomération consists of the following 21 communes:
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Arpajon
Arpajon () is a commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region of northern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arpajonnais'' or ''Arpajonnaises''.
The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National ...
Cheptainville
Cheptainville () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Cheptainville are known as ''Cheptainvillois''.
See also
* Communes of the Essonne department
The following is a list of the 194 co ...
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Égly
Égly () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France around 30 km (20 miles) south of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of Égly are known as ''Aglatiens'' in French.
See also
*Communes of the Essonne departm ...
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Fleury-Mérogis
Fleury-Mérogis () is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The commune has the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France's and Europe's largest prison.
Population
Inhabitants of Fleury-Mérogis are know ...
Leuville-sur-Orge
Leuville-sur-Orge (, literally ''Leuville on Orge'') is a commune south of Paris, France. It is situated in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region.
Inhabitants of Leuville-sur-Orge are known as ''Leuvillois''.
Geography
Situated ...
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Longpont-sur-Orge
Longpont-sur-Orge (, literally ''Longpont on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
From 1954 to 1962, the villa in Longpont-sur-Orge owned by William and Noma Copley served as a social hub and a ...
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Marolles-en-Hurepoix
Marolles-en-Hurepoix (, literally ''Marolles in Hurepoix'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Population
Inhabitants of Marolles-en-Hurepoix are known as ''Marollais'' in French.
See also
*Communes ...
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Morsang-sur-Orge
Morsang-sur-Orge (, literally ''Morsang on Orge'') is a Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
Population
Inhabitants of Morsang-sur-Orge are known as ''Mor ...
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon
Saint-Germain-lès-Arpajon (, literally ''Saint-Germain near Arpajon'') is a commune in the Essonne department. It is a suburb of Paris located south of Paris via the N20, and north of Étampes.
History
* Corbinian founded a religious comm ...
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Saint-Michel-sur-Orge
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (, literally ''Saint-Michel on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne ''département'' of France. It is in the southern suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Saint-Michel-sur-Orge are known as ''Saint-M ...
Villiers-sur-Orge
Villiers-sur-Orge (, literally ''Villiers on Orge'') is a commune in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region.
Inhabitants of Villiers-sur-Orge are known as ''Villiérains''.
Sites of interest
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