Essonne

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Essonne (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔn] ) is a department in the Île-de-France region of France. It is named after the river Essonne. It is bordered by Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne in the north, Yvelines in the west and Seine-et-Marne in the east. The department is a part of the Greater Paris region. In 2023, it had a population of 1,338,485, 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.

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