Bouville, Essonne

The Château de Farcheville is a 14th-century castle in the commune of Bouville near Paris in the département of Essonne. The castle was built between 1290 and 1304, by Hughes II de Bouville and Hugues III, Lords of Farcheville and Bouville. The Château de Farcheville is a rare example of rural, open–filled castle of the medieval period. The great hall was built in 1291 and the castle chapel was consecrated in 1304. Both father and son were chamberlain to Philip IV of France. The structure possesses a rare northern French example of arched machicolations on buttresses, more characteristic of military architecture in the Languedoc. The castle passed to the family of Châtillon in the fifteenth century.In 1990 film producer Jean Chalopin, owner of the property from 1989 to 2006, began a project to restore the Château.The castle was once owned by Yellowstone Club founders Edra and Tim Blixseth. Following the Blixseth's 2009 divorce and bankruptcy, the castle was put up for sale by creditors for $57 million U.S. dollars. In 2010 the castle was bought by the current owner, a French holding company. The castle has its own moat, hunting grounds, 25 bedrooms, theatre, spa with 25 m heated indoor pool, garden, parc 1,000 acres (4.0 km2), and a helipad. Today the structure is available to rent for private events.

Orveau (French pronunciation: [ɔʁvo] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Orveau are known as Orvallois.

Villeneuve-le-Roi station (French: Gare de Villeneuve-le-Roi) is a railway station in Villeneuve-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France. The station was opened on 29 May 1914 and is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is served by the RER Line C, which is operated by SNCF. The station serves the commune of Villeneuve-le-Roi.

Villeneuve-Prairie is a closed station in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France, France. The station was closed on 15 December 2013, and was replaced by Créteil-Pompadour station, around 800 meters to the northeast. It is on the Paris-Marseille railway. This station served the commune of Choisy-le-Roi and the neighbouring Creteil.

Vigneux-sur-Seine is a railway station in Vigneux-sur-Seine, Essonne, Île-de-France, France. The station was opened in 1973 and is on the Villeneuve-Saint-Georges–Montargis railway. The station is served by the RER Line D, which is operated by SNCF. The station serves the commune of Vigneux-sur-Seine.

Boissy-le-Cutté (French pronunciation: [bwasi lə kyte] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Boissy-le-Cutté are known as Boissillons in French.

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers (French pronunciation: [vilnœv syʁ ovɛʁ] , literally Villeneuve on Auvers) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Villeneuve-sur-Auvers are known as Villeneuvois.

D'Huison-Longueville (French pronunciation: [dɥizɔ̃ lɔ̃ɡvil] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Essonne (French pronunciation: [ɛsɔn] ) is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, 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.

Cerny (French pronunciation: [sɛʁni] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 53 km South of Paris. It has an airfield named Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais, including an airplane museum.

Vayres-sur-Essonne (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ syʁ ɛsɔn] , literally Vayres on Essonne) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Prior to 1 January 1968, Vayres-sur-Essonne was part of the Yvelines department. Inhabitants of Vayres-sur-Essonne are known as Vayrois.

Janville-sur-Juine (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃vil syʁ ʒɥin] , literally Janville on Juine) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Janville-sur-Juine are known as Janvillois.