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Évry is located 27 kilometers southeast of Paris along the Seine River. Significant nearby towns include Corbeil-Essonnes, Ris-Orangis , Brétigny-sur-Orge , and Draveil . The Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques ( INSEE) includes Evry in the Paris metropolitan area.
The Evry arrondissement contains 17 cantons, 52 communes, and has a population of 471,435. The city of Corbeil-Essonnes, which is the seat of a sub-préfecture, is nevertheless not the capital the arrondissement, and is part of Evry arrondissement.
The city of Evry is divided into two cantons of which it is the capital:
In 1965 Evry became part of the French new town initiative and took its current name. Before it was known as Évry-Petit-Bourg and had a population of only a few thousand.
Évry is also the name of a commune in the YonneYonne Details Information Number89 Region Bourgogne Prefecture Auxerre Subprefecture Avallon Sens Population Total 1999 Density Ranked 67th 333,221 45 /km² Area 7,427 km² Arrondissements 3 Cantons 42 Communes 403 President of the general councilXX Locatio département in France.
Évry-Grégy-sur-Yerre is in the Seine-et-MarneSeine-et-Marne Details Information Number77 Region Ile-de-France Prefecture Melun Subprefecture Fontainebleau Meaux Provins Torcy Population Total 1999 Density Ranked 12th 1,193,767 202 /km² Area 5,915 km² Arrondissements 5 Cantons 43 Communes 514 Preside département. Cities, towns and villages of France