Corbeil-Essonnes

Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 28.3 km (17.6 mi). (17.6 miles) from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sous-préfecture building and administration are located inside the commune of Corbeil-Essonnes. In the 19th century, Corbeil-Essonnes was a centre of the flour-milling industry; Essonnes also had notable papermills. Corbeil-... more

Corbeil-Essonnes is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 28.3 km (17.6 mi). (17.6 miles) from the center of Paris. Although neighboring Évry is the official seat of the Arrondissement of Évry, the sous-préfecture building and administration are located inside the commune of Corbeil-Essonnes. In the 19th century, Corbeil-Essonnes was a centre of the flour-milling industry; Essonnes also had notable papermills. Corbeil-Essonnes is twinned with the affluent village of Bishopbriggs, which lies north of the city boundaries of Glasgow, Scotland. The name Corbeil is derived from the Latin Corbulinum. From time of Aymon, comte de Corbeil (died 957), to the twelfth century it was the chief town of a powerful county, which passed to Mauger, son of Richard I of Normandy. William de Corbeil (died 1136), became archbishop of Canterbury, but nothing is known for certain about his parentage. The Gothic church was built in the tenth century and rebuilt in the fifteenth... less