Essonne
Essonne | |
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From top down, left to right : view of Château de Courances, Castel of Lormoy in Longpont-sur-Orge, Château du Saussay and La gloriette in Brunoy | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Essonne in France | |
| Coordinates: 48°30′N 02°17′E / 48.500°N 2.283°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Prefecture | Évry-Courcouronnes |
| Subprefectures | Étampes Palaiseau |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departmental Council | François Durovray (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,804 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 1,338,485 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 742.0/km2 (1,922/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €58.462 billion (2021) |
| • Per capita | €44,500 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 91 |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 21 |
| Communes | 194 |
| Website | www |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Essonne (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔn] ⓘ) is a department in the southern suburb part of the Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.
Essonne was formed on 1 January 1968, when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments. Its prefecture is Évry-Courcouronnes. Its INSEE and postcode number is 91.