Vert-le-Petit

The Juine (French pronunciation: [ʒɥin]) is a French river, 53 kilometres (33 mi) long. It is a left tributary of the river Essonne.Its source is in Loiret, in the forest of Chambaudoin, less than 3 km south-west from Autruy-sur-Juine. Its name originates in the hamlet of Juines which she runs alongside before re-entering the Essonne department, in which it runs through several communes: Méréville, Saint-Cyr-la-Rivière, Ormoy-la-Rivière, Étampes, Étréchy, Chamarande, Janville-sur-Juine, Bouray-sur-Juine, Lardy. It also runs through the parks of several châteaux (Saint-Vrain, Chamarande, and Mesnil-Voisin) and once served several now-abandoned mills. From the 15th to the 18th century, it combined with the Essonne and Seine rivers to form a navigable waterway for flat-bottomed boats carrying wheat from Beauce towards Paris. It joins the river Essonne between Itteville and Vert-le-Petit, near Ballancourt-sur-Essonne.

Vert-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [vɛʁ lə ɡʁɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

Ballancourt-sur-Essonne (French pronunciation: [balɑ̃kuʁ syʁ ɛsɔn] , literally Ballancourt on Essonne) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

Fontenay-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tnɛ lə vikɔ̃t] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Fontenay-le-Vicomte are known as Fontenaysiens.

The château du Saussay is a French château that forms part of the commune of Ballancourt-sur-Essonne in the department of Essonne. It is situated in the valley of the river Essonne between Corbeil and La Ferté-Alais, on the territory of an old Templar commandery. It is built on the ruins of a 15th-century feudal castle, and is a rare collection of two 18th-century châteaux facing each other at the entrance to a Romantic park surrounded by water. Inside, their reception rooms evoke the lives of their inhabitants. The Château du Grand-Saussay and its park are listed monuments.

Saint-Vrain (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ vʁɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Since 2001, Thaxted (Essex, England) has been twinned with Saint-Vrain. A twinning association aims to promote friendship and cultural understanding and to foster the relationship between the two towns and their people.

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

Itteville (French pronunciation: [itvil] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Itteville's twin town has been Newick in the United Kingdom since 1988. The distance between both towns is 320 kilometres (199 miles).

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

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

The La Ferté-Alais Air Show is an annual meeting of aviation enthusiasts, flight organizations, companies, and pilots in the village of La Ferté-Alais, France. It takes place during Pentecost at the Cerny airfield (ICAO: LFFQ), which is owned and operated by the "Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis" (AJBS). The airfield is also the site of the Musée Volant Salis, hosting 70 aircraft from the past century. In preparation for the airshow, dozens of vintage aircraft are come from Europe and the US for display and flight demonstrations. The show regularly starts with a flight demonstration of vintage aircraft such as the Blériot XI and Stearman. It is then usually followed with an aerobatic and pyrotechnic display of warbirds such as the T-6 texan and T-28 Trojan. The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) then often presents some of the aircraft in their fleet, such as the Rafale, Atlantique and Mirage aircraft. The French Sécurite Civile sometimes comes to demonstrate their technology such as water bombers and surveillance helicopters. This is followed by personal presentations of special individual aircraft performing aerobatics and flight demonstrations. The airshow usually ends with demonstrations by the Patrouille de France and Rafale Solo Display. On rare occasions, Air France performs a flyby with their flagship aircraft, such as the Concorde in 1988 or the Boeing 777 in 2019.

The canton of Mennecy is an administrative division of the Essonne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Mennecy.It consists of the following communes: