Évry-Courcouronnes () is a commune in the southern suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the capital and 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), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

, France, prefecture of the department of

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.Évry and

Courcouronnes 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, creat ...

. The city is the home of the Genopole.

Population

Parks and recreation

Parc-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. "SZEKELY Pierre, 1975 : Sculpture escalade béton. En bordure du lac de Courcouronnes, la sculpture" The wall has been closed to the public for the entirety of the 21st century, however, trespassers continue to use it regularly.

Education

* Institut Mines-Télécom Business School * ENSIIE (National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business) * Telecom SudParis *

University of Évry Val d'Essonne The Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne (''Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne'' or UEVE) is a French public university located in Évry-Courcouronnes, Île-de-France, and is one of the founding members of Paris-Saclay University. The UEVE is expect ...

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