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Courcouronnes
Courcouronnes () is a former Communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Évry-Courcouronnes. It is located from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris, in the "new town#France, new town" of Évry, Essonne, Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s. History A 19th century aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the rivers Vanne (river), Vanne and Loing to the city of Paris, crosses the outskirts of Courcouronnes. Economy Arianespace, a commercial company that sells the Ariane (rocket family), 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 Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Évry-Courcouronnes
Évry-Courcouronnes () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ..., France, prefecture of the department of Essonne. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes. The city is the home of the Genopole. Population Place names, gaps and districts * City Center / Agora * Bois Guillaume * * Champs Elysées (bordering Ris-Orangis) * Parc aux Biches (near Ris-Orangis) * Bras-de-Fer (bordering Corbeil-Essonnes) * Les Aunettes (bordering Lisses) * Le Mousseau * Aguado * La Garenne (near Bondoufle) * Petite Montagne * Champtier-du-Coq * Le Canal / Les Horizons (near Ris-Orangis) * Grand Bourg (a neighborhood shared by Ris-Orangis) * Parc des Loges * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Courcouronnes Lycée Brassens
Courcouronnes () is a former commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Évry-Courcouronnes. It is located from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s. History A 19th century aqueduct, which brings drinking water from the rivers Vanne and Loing to the city of Paris, crosses the outskirts of Courcouronnes. 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 Parks and recreation Parc-du-Lac Courcouronne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Évry, Essonne
Évry () is a former communes of France, commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Évry-Courcouronnes. It is located from the Kilometre zero, center of Paris, in the "planned community#France, new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated commune. Significant nearby communes include Courcouronnes, Corbeil-Essonnes, Ris-Orangis, Brétigny-sur-Orge, and Draveil. Name Originally the commune was called ''Évry-sur-Seine'' (meaning "Évry upon Seine"). The name "Évry" comes from the Gaulish language, Gallic name ''Eburacon'' or ''Eburiacos'', meaning "land of Eburos" (a Gallic patronym), perhaps the leader of a Gallic tribe in the area before the conquest of Gaul by the Romans. After the conquest, the name was corrupted into Latin ''Apriacum'', then Medieval Latin ''Avriacum'', and later ''Evriacum''. In 1881 the name of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lycée Georges Brassens (Courcouronnes)
Lycée Georges Brassens is a senior high school/sixth-form college in Courcouronnes, Essonne, France, in the Paris metropolitan area The Paris metropolitan area () is a statistical area that describes the reach of commuter movement to and from Paris, France and its surrounding suburbs. Overview In 2020, France's national INSEE statistical bureau introduced the concept "ai .... Serving the Évry area, it first opened in 1983.Le lycée : locaux, personnels et formations " Lycée Georges Brassens. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. The school property, with a total area of , has three buildings, A, B, and C, and all of the buildings together occupy of space. An additional of space is recreational area, and is green space; the total size of the non-building areas of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in March 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. It operates two launch vehicles: Vega C, a Small-lift launch vehicle, small-lift rocket, and Ariane 6, a Medium-lift launch vehicle, medium-to-Heavy-lift launch vehicle, heavy-lift rocket. Arianespace is a subsidiary of ArianeGroup, a joint venture between Airbus and Safran. European space launches are carried out as a collaborative effort between private companies and government agencies. The role of Arianespace is to market Ariane 6 launch services, prepare missions, and manage customer relations. At the Guiana Space Centre (CSG) in French Guiana, the company oversees the team responsible for integrating and preparing launch vehicles. The rockets themselves are designed and manufactured by other companies: ArianeGroup for the Ariane 6 and Avio for the Vega. The launch infrastructure at the CSG is owned by the European Space Agency, while the land itself belongs to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Communes Of The Essonne Department
The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):Périmètre des groupements en 2025 BANATIC. Accessed 28 May 2025. *Métropole du Grand Paris (partly) * * Communauté d'agglomération Étampois Sud Essonne * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lisses
Lisses () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Origin of the city name The name origin of this commune is not well known. One hypothesis is that Lisses is coming from the Latin Licia villa, as the initial village developed around the Lisses estate. Another hypothesis is that Lisses has German origins: Listja, meaning barrier. This commune was created in 1793 under its current name. Population Twin city Lisses is partnered with Aue-Fallstein in Germany. Education The commune has three primary school groups (combined preschool and elementary school), Frédéric Mistral, Jean-Baptiste Corot, and Joachim du Bellay; as well as one junior high school, Collège Rosa Luxemburg. " Lisses. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. Lisses in art and cul ...
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Carrefour
Carrefour Group, S.A. (, ), is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, Essonne, Massy, France. It operates a chain of hypermarkets, grocery stores and convenience stores. By 2024, the group had 14,000 stores in 40 countries.. It is the seventh-largest retailer in the world by revenue. History The first Carrefour shop (not a hypermarket) opened in 1960, within suburban Annecy, near a crossroads (junction), crossroads (hence the name ― ''carrefour'' means ''crossroads'' in French). The group was created in 1958 by Marcel Fournier, Denis Defforey and Jacques Defforey, who attended and were influenced by several seminars in the United States led by "the Pope of retail", Bernardo Trujillo. The Carrefour group was the first in Europe to open a hypermarket: a large supermarket and a department store under the same roof. They opened their first hypermarket on 15 June 1963 in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Institut National De La Statistique Et Des études économiques
The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (, ), abbreviated INSEE or Insee ( , ), is the List of national and international statistical services, national statistics bureau of France. It collects and publishes information about the Economy of France, French economy and Demographics of France, people and carries out the periodic national census. Headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Paris, Parisian suburbs, it is the French branch of Eurostat. The INSEE was created in 1946 as a successor to the Vichy France, Vichy regime's National Statistics Service (SNS). It works in close cooperation with the Institut national d'études démographiques (INED). Purpose The INSEE is responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France. Its best known responsibilities include: * Organising and publishing the national census. * Producing various Index (economics), indices – which are widely recognised as being of excellent quality – inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Former Communes Of Essonne
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being used in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose cone to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Belle
David Nicolas Williams Belle (born 29 April 1973) is a French actor, film choreographer and stunt coordinator. He is deemed the founder and leading pioneer of the physical discipline parkour, coining it based on his training and the teachings from his father Raymond Belle. Belle came to fame via his parkour videos and film appearances, such as '' District 13'', '' District 13: Ultimatum'', which were written and produced by Luc Besson, and the American remake '' Brick Mansions''. Belle has also consulted on the making of '' Babylon A.D.'', ''Prince of Persia'', ''Colombiana'' and '' The Family''. He is the chair of the Parkour Committee of the International Federation of Gymnastics. Life and career Belle was born and raised in Fécamp, the son of Monique and Raymond Belle of Paris. His grandfather Gilbert Kitten, father Raymond, and brother Jean-François Belle were highly skilled rescuers in the Military Paris Fire Brigade. His father Raymond Belle was from Vietnam, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Parkour
Parkour () is an athletic Training#Physical training, training discipline or sport in which practitioners (called ''traceurs'') attempt to get from one point to another in the fastest and most efficient way possible, without assisting equipment and often while performing feats of acrobatics. With roots in military obstacle course training and martial arts, parkour includes Flip (acrobatic), flipping, running, climbing, :wikt:swing, swinging, vault (urban movement), vaulting, jumping, plyometrics, roll (gymnastics), rolling, and crawling (human), quadrupedal movement—whatever is suitable for a given situation. Parkour is an activity that can be practiced alone or with others, and is usually carried out in Urban area, urban spaces, though it can be done anywhere. It involves seeing one's environment in a new way, and envisioning the potential for navigating it by movement around, across, through, over and under its features. Historically, Flip (acrobatic), flips and other Acroba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
