Essonne | |
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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[1] (LR) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,804 km2 (697 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,313,768 |
| • Rank | 14th |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/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 |
| ^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 part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.[4]
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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les conseillers départementaux". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by NUTS 3 regions". ec.europa.eu.
- ^ Populations légales 2019: 91 Essonne, INSEE