Nangis is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
Population: 8,271
Latitude: 48° 33' 19.26" N
Longitude: 3° 00' 47.02" E
Île-de-France (French pronunciation: [ildəfʁɑ̃s]) (literally "Island of France"; see the Etymology section), also known as the région parisienne, "Paris Region". is one of the twenty-seven regions of France, and includes the city of Paris. It covers…
INSEAD is a graduate business school with campuses in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), and the Middle East (Abu Dhabi).
The Palace of Fontainebleau (/fɒntɪnˌbloʊ/; French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛnblo]) or Château de Fontainebleau is located 55 kilometers southeast of the centre of Paris, and is one of the largest French royal châteaux. The medieval castle and later châ…
The Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is a baroque French château located in Maincy, near Melun, 55 km southeast of Paris in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
Varig Flight 820 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Galeão Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Orly Airport, Paris, France. On 11 July 1973, the Boeing 707 made an emergency landing in a field in Saulx-les-Chartreux, a commune locate…
Air France Flight 007, a charter flight carrying the elite of Atlanta, Georgia's arts community, crashed on June 3, 1962 while attempting to depart Paris's Orly Airport. The 707 carried 122 passengers and 10 crew and only two survived. The crash was…
Évry (French pronunciation: [e.vʁi]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne.
The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting features. Among these are several large valleys that have been given names.
The forest of Fontainebleau (French: Forêt de Fontainebleau, or Forêt de Bière, meaning "forest of heather") is a mixed deciduous forest lying sixty kilometres southeast of Paris, France. It is located primarily in the arrondissement of Fontaineblea…
Fleury-Mérogis Prison (Maison d'arrêt de Fleury-Mérogis) is a prison in France, located in the town of Fleury-Mérogis, in the southern suburbs of Paris. With 3,800 prisoners, it is the largest prison in Europe.
Brie is a historic region of northern France notable in modern times for Brie cheese.
Telecom Business School (ex INT Management) is a French state-funded Management School, a member of Institut Mines-Telecom (ex GET : Groupe des Ecoles des Télécommunications), of the Management School Chapter of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, of…
The École nationale supérieure d'informatique pour l'industrie et l'entreprise (National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business), formerly known as Institut d'informatique d'entreprise, is one of the top French public Grandes écoles in…
Telecom SudParis (ex Telecom INT) is a French state-funded Grande École for engineers, accredited by the Commission des titres d'ingénieur.
The Château de Courances (pronounced: [ʃɑto də kuʁɑ̃s]) at Courances (Essonne) is a French château built in approximately 1630.
The Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne (Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne or UEVE) is a French public university located in Évry (nearly of Paris), Île-de-France, France and is one of the six founding members of UniverSud Paris.
The Château de la Grange-Bléneau is a castle in the commune of Courpalay in the Seine-et-Marne département of France.
Évry Cathedral of the Resurrection (Cathédrale de la Résurrection d'Évry) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the new town of Évry (Essonne), France, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.