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Country | France |
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Regions | Ile-de-France Essonne |
Watercourse | Seine |
Altitude | Between 32 and95 m |
Area | 8,33 km² |
Population | 53 641 hab. () |
Density | 6 439,5 inhab./km² |
Nice | Évryen |
Postal code | 91000 |
Telephone prefix | 33 1 |
Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
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Evry is a delegated municipality and the prefecture ofEssonne in France.
Understand
An old mention of the village of Évry dates back to the year 998, when the lord of the place, Ermenfred, bequeathed his property to the abbey of Saint-Maur. The place only bears the name of Évry since 1376. Rural commune on the banks of the Seine, It has only grown in size since the 1950s, with the development of new districts, in the impetus of the creations of new towns after Second World War, to become, at the dawn of the 1960s, the prefecture of Essonne.
Évry is best known for having the only cathedral built in metropolitan France in XXe century, parish church of the town, as well as for the Génopole, scientific research center.
At , the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes merged to become the new commune ofÉvry-Courcouronnes.
To go
By plane
On a boat
The Seine, near Évry, is navigable. The municipality has a 1 River port pavers street, 33 1 64 97 95 22 – which mainly accommodates container ships, but with a regular line stop.
By train
- 2 Bras de Fer station - Évry - Génopole
- 3 Évry station - Courcouronnes
- 4 Évry-Val-de-Seine train station
By bus
By car
Évry is served by theA6, as well as by the N104 and the N7.
Circulate
To see
- 1 Cathedral of the Resurrection of Évry – It is the only cathedral built in France, in the XXe century. It is labeled “20th Century Heritage”.
- Former chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Sion
Do
To learn
Education in Évry is represented at all levels, from nursery and primary schools to the University:
- 1 University of Évry-Val-d'Essonne – opened in 1991.
To work
To buy
- 1 Évry 2 shopping center 2 Bd de l'Europe
Eat
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Cheap
Average price
Luxury
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Administration
- 1 Prefecture of Essonne Boulevard de France, 91000 Évry, 33 69 91 91 91
Diplomatic representations
Health
- 2 National Genotyping Center – In 1998, this national genome research center took over from the AFM, on work related to the Genethon.