The Essonne () is a long French river. It is a left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the

Seine The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plate ...

. Its course crosses the departments of

Loiret Loiret (; ) is a department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France. It takes its name from the river Loiret, which is contained wholly within the department. In 2019, Loiret had a population of 680,434.

and

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.Acionna Acionna was a Gallo-Roman water goddess, attested in the Orléanais region. In 1822, Jean-Baptiste Jollois, one of the founding fathers of archaeology in the region, carried out excavations on the so-called "fontaine de l'Étuvée", an ancient wa ...

, a Gallo-Roman river goddess attested at

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Gâtinais Gâtinais () or Gâtine () was a province of France, containing the area around the valley of the Loing, corresponding roughly to the northeastern part of the département of Loiret, and the south of the present department of Seine-et-Marne. Und ...

plateau at La Neuville-sur-Essonne through the confluence of two rivers, the Œuf—whose source is near

Chilleurs-aux-Bois Chilleurs-aux-Bois () is a commune in the Loiret department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisi ...

, at above sea level—and the Rimarde—whose source is near Nibelle, Loiret, . Notably it runs through Malesherbes and

La Ferté-Alais La Ferté-Alais () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is south of Paris. It used to be a fortress closing the access to the French royal estate from the Essonne valley, then became an industrial vill ...

, before running into the Seine at

Corbeil-Essonnes Corbeil-Essonnes () on the River Seine is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sub-prefecture build ...

. Notable among the Essonne's tributaries is the

Juine The Juine () is a French river, long. It is a left tributary of the river Essonne. Its source is in Loiret, in the forest of Chambaudoin, less than 3 km south-west from Autruy-sur-Juine. Its name originates in the hamlet of Juines which sh ...

, long, which enters from the

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. The other tributaries are short streams (the Velvette, the Ru de D’Huison, the Ru de Misery off the left bank; Ru de Boigny and the Ru de Ballancourt off the right bank). From Corbeil-Essonnes to its terminus at Malesherbes, the

RER D RER D is one of the five lines in the (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south, with all trains serving a group ...

runs along the valley of the Essonne. Part of the basin feeding the Essonne, as well as its course between Malesherbes and La Ferté-Alais, are in the parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français.

Communes

The Essonne runs through the communes of: ; In Loiret : : La Neuville-sur-Essonne ~

Aulnay-la-Rivière Aulnay-la-Rivière () is a commune in the Loiret department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisi ...

~ Ondreville-sur-Essonne ~ Briarres-sur-Essonne ~ Dimancheville ~ Orville ~ Augerville-la-Rivière ; In Seine-et-Marne : :

Boulancourt Boulancourt () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region. The inhabitants are known as ''Boulancourtois'' in French. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The following is a list of the 507 com ...

~ Buthiers ; In Loiret : : Malesherbes ; In Seine-et-Marne : Nanteau-sur-Essonne ; In Essonne : : Boigneville ~ Prunay-sur-Essonne ~ Buno-Bonnevaux ~ Gironville-sur-Essonne ~ Maisse ~ Courdimanche-sur-Essonne ~ Boutigny-sur-Essonne ~ Vayres-sur-Essonne ~ Guigneville-sur-Essonne ~

Baulne Baulne () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Baulne are known as ''Baulnois''. Origin of the village name The origin of the name Baulne is unknown. It was created under the same name a ...

~ Itteville ~ Ballancourt-sur-Essonne ~

Vert-le-Petit Vert-le-Petit () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. General Auguste Jubé de La Perelle (1765–1824) was born in Vert-le-Petit. Inhabitants of Vert-le-Petit are known as ''Vertois''. Geography The Jui ...

~ Fontenay-le-Vicomte ~ Écharcon ~ Mennecy ~ Lisses ~ Ormoy ~ Villabé ~

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Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français
{{Authority control Rivers of France Rivers of Essonne Rivers of Île-de-France