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Évry-Courcouronnes (French pronunciation: [evʁi kuʁkuʁɔn] ) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne.[3]
Évry-Courcouronnes | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
From top to bottom, left to right: the church of Courcouronnes; Évry-Courcouronnes station; the Evry2 shopping center; the annex town hall of Courcouronnes; the Parc-Bord-de-Seine in Évry; the Genoscope in Évry; the Courcouronnes canal; the former Evry Space Center. | |
Location of Évry-Courcouronnes  | |
  Évry-Courcouronnes  Évry-Courcouronnes | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 2°25′46″E / 48.62389°N 2.42944°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Évry |
| Canton | Évry-Courcouronnes |
| Intercommunality | CA Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphane Beaudet[1] |
Area 1 | 12.70 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 66,177 |
| • Density | 5,200/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91228 /91000 |
| Elevation | 32–96 m (105–315 ft) (avg. 53 m or 174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes.[4]
The city is the home of the Genopole.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 7,292 | — |
| 1975 | 19,663 | +15.22% |
| 1982 | 34,542 | +8.38% |
| 1990 | 58,793 | +6.87% |
| 1999 | 63,391 | +0.84% |
| 2007 | 67,138 | +0.72% |
| 2012 | 65,951 | −0.36% |
| 2017 | 67,967 | +0.60% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Évry-Courcouronnes at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Climate
edit| Climate data for Évry-Courcouronnes (2008-2020 normals)Coordinates:48°37′N 2°25′E / 48.62°N 2.41°E | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.3 (52.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46.0 (1.81) |
48.9 (1.93) |
44.1 (1.74) |
29.8 (1.17) |
60.2 (2.37) |
67.7 (2.67) |
54.2 (2.13) |
53.8 (2.12) |
44.1 (1.74) |
45.1 (1.78) |
55.7 (2.19) |
63.3 (2.49) |
612.9 (24.14) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 10.9 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 105.2 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 64 | 108.3 | 125.1 | 199.9 | 222.3 | 197.2 | 263.9 | 214.3 | 192.3 | 103.8 | 83.7 | 53.9 | 1,828.7 |
| Source: Infoclimat[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Parks and recreation
editParc-du-Lac Courcouronnes is a relatively large park with a walking trail and a small lake. It is home to the famous "Dame du Lac" climbing wall constructed by architect Pierre Szekely in 1975.[8] The wall has been closed to the public for the entirety of the 21st century; however, trespassers continue to use it regularly.
Education
edit- Institut Mines-Télécom Business School
- ENSIIE (National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business)
- Telecom SudParis
- University of Évry Val d'Essonne
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune d’Évry-Courcouronnes (91228), INSEE
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral de l'Essonne, 12 Octobre 2018" (PDF). pp. 83–86. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Normales et records pour la période 1991-2020 à Evry-Courcouronnes". Infoclimat.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Evry-Courcouronnes: Occurences de phénomènes". Infoclimat.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ artistique, France Ministère de la culture et de la communication Service de la création (1978). L'Art et la ville, art dans la vie: l'espace public vu par les artistes en France et à l'étranger depuis 10 ans : exposition [itinérante, 1978- ] (in French). la Documentation française. pp. 67–68. ISBN 978-2-11-000268-6. "SZEKELY Pierre, 1975 : Sculpture escalade béton. En bordure du lac de Courcouronnes, la sculpture"