Évry Cathedral

The Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes (Latin: Dioecesis Evriensis–Corbiliensis-Exonensis; French: Diocèse d'Evry–Corbeil-Essonnes) is a Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in France. Erected in 1966 as the Diocese of Corbeil, the diocese was split off from the Diocese of Versailles. In 1988, the diocese was renamed to the Diocese of Évry–Corbeil-Essonnes. Currently the diocese remains a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Paris. The current bishop is Michel Armand Alexis Jean Pansard who was appointed on 1 August 2017 by Pope Francis.

Évry-Courcouronnes (French pronunciation: [evʁi kuʁkuʁɔn]) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne.It was established on 1 January 2019 from the amalgamation of the communes of Évry and Courcouronnes.The city is the home of the Genopole.

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Évry-Courcouronnes, Essonne, in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, standing on the Place des Droits de l'Homme et du Citoyen.

Évry (French pronunciation: [evʁi] ) is a former commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France, prefecture of the department of Essonne. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Évry-Courcouronnes.It is located 25.0 km (15.5 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Évry Ville Nouvelle, created in the 1960s, of which it is the central and most populated commune. Significant nearby communes include Courcouronnes, Corbeil-Essonnes, Ris-Orangis, Brétigny-sur-Orge, and Draveil.

Évry-Courcouronnes Centre is a RER station in Évry, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. The station was opened in 1975 and is on the Grigny–Corbeil-Essonnes railway. The RER Line D, which is operated by the SNCF, serves the station.

The École nationale supérieure d'informatique pour l'industrie et l'entreprise (ENSIIE) (National School of Computer Science for Industry and Business), formerly known as Institut d'informatique d'entreprise, is a French public grandes écoles specialising in computer science and applied mathematics. Students can be admitted to ENSIIE through the selective Concours Mines-Télécom examination, after a strong competition during two years of undergraduate studies in classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles. The selection was done on the Concours Centrale-Supélec examination before 2015. Students can also be admitted through parallel admissions, coming from various IUT as well as multiplie faculties all around France, along with a number of international students through partnerships. The school belongs to prestigious groups of institutions such as Institut Mines-Télécom, or University of Paris-Saclay (associate member).The ENSIIE Engineering School was created by the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in 1968. Initially located in Paris, it is now in Évry (France). In 2020, the ENSIIE benefits from a network of over 4000 Alumni, engineer who have graduated from the school under any major or type of training.

The canton of Évry-Courcouronnes (before 2021: Évry) is an administrative division of the Essonne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Évry-Courcouronnes.It consists of the commune of Évry-Courcouronnes.

The Grand Mosque of Évry (French: Grande Mosquée d'Évry) is a mosque in Évry-Courcouronnes, Essonne, France. A cultural center is associated with the building.

The French National Sequencing Center (Genoscope) was created in 1996 in Évry, France. It has been involved in the sequencing of the human genome.

The arrondissement of Évry is an arrondissement of France in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region. It has 51 communes. Its population is 539,918 (2019), and its area is 469.0 km2 (181.1 sq mi).

The Communauté d'agglomération Grand Paris Sud Seine-Essonne-Sénart is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, in the southern suburbs of Paris. It is located in the Essonne and Seine-et-Marne departments, in the Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2016. Its seat is in Courcouronnes. Its area is 221.2 km2. Its population was 352,123 in 2018.

Bâtiment 7 or simply bât 7 (BAT 7) also known as 7binks (Seven Binks) is a housing project in Évry, Essonne, Île-de-France about 30 km south of Paris. Built on a locale known as La Dalle du Parc aux Lièvres, the building complex is recognized as an iconic one and is famous for being home to a number of French rappers, including Koba Lad, Bolémvn, Shotas, Keusty, Kodes, 2zé, Kaflo, Keusty and Chicaille Argenté and some others. A mural wall of many of the artists was drawn as a tribute. The label Seven Binks refers to the building. The debut album of the label is BAT7 and released on 23 July 2021. A number of French rap releases also refer to the project. Le Bâtiment 7 and La Dalle are scheduled to be taken down and other projects rebuilt in their place for 1800 new lodgings. This will revitalize the area with reopening of many businesses that closed under the present conditions. Mayor of Évry-Courcouronnes Stéphane Beaudet has approved the destruction and replacement by a new project, despite a campaign to spare the building and instead making much needed renovations. Nico le Colombien, a journalist at Booska-P prepared a documentary on the channel StreetPress about the building and met many of its artists. The 2020 documentary was directed by Matthieu Bidan and Cléo Bertet. Bidan was concerned about its fate saying: "This is crazy, because this building is a super remarkable location for the French rap nowadays" and wanted to keep a record of what the building represents. On one of the walls of Seven Binks, is written: "Le Parc aux Lièvres, Plus Qu'un Quartier, Une Fraternité" (Parc aux Lièvres. more than just a quarter, a brotherhood). On 23 July 2021, the collective Seven Binks released an album titled Bat 7 about the housing project. It had been preceded by an EP of songs by Seven Binks called 7 Binks released in December 2020. The album has charted on the French Albums Chart.