Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Russian Cemetery

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois (often abbreviated to SGdB) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 23.5 km (14.6 miles) from the center of Paris, in the arrondissement of Palaiseau, Essonne department, Île-de-France.

Fleury-Mérogis (French pronunciation: [flœʁi meʁɔʒis] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in northern France, in the southern suburbs of Paris. The commune has the Fleury-Mérogis Prison, France's and Europe's largest prison.

The canton of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois 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 Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.It consists of the following communes: Morsang-sur-Orge Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois Villemoisson-sur-Orge Villiers-sur-Orge

Communauté d'agglomération Cœur d'Essonne (also: Cœur d'Essonne Agglomération) is an agglomeration community, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, a southern suburb of Paris. It is located in the Essonne department, in the Île-de-France region, northern France. It was created in January 2016. Its area is 132.7 km2. Its population was 201,873 in 2018.

Le Plessis-Pâté (French pronunciation: [lə plɛsi pate] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

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 more than 4,100 prisoners, it is the largest prison in Europe. It is operated by the Ministry of Justice. Fleury-Mérogis is notorious as a leading center of Islamist radicalization in European prisons.

Morsang-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [mɔʁsɑ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Morsang on Orge) is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.2 km (13.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Villemoisson-sur-Orge (French pronunciation: [vilmwasɔ̃ syʁ ɔʁʒ] , literally Villemoisson on Orge) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.

The Yvette (French pronunciation: [ivɛt]) is a small river in southern Île-de-France (France), left tributary of the Orge, which is a tributary of the Seine. It is 39.3 km (24.4 mi) long. Its source is in Les Essarts-le-Roi, north of Rambouillet, in the Yvelines department. Various communes of the Essonne département are named after it: Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Villebon-sur-Yvette. The Yvette crosses the following départements and towns: Yvelines: Lévis-Saint-Nom, Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Saint-Forget, Chevreuse, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse Essonne: Gif-sur-Yvette, Bures-sur-Yvette, Orsay, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Palaiseau, Champlan, Saulx-les-Chartreux, Longjumeau, Chilly-Mazarin, Épinay-sur-Orge, Savigny-sur-Orge

La Grande Borne is a housing estate, in the Essonne département on the southern outskirts of Paris, France. The estate is located in both the communes of Grigny and Viry-Châtillon. The architect Émile Aillaud designed this housing estate.

Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois is a railway station in Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1881 and is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.

Saint-Michel-sur-Orge is a railway station in Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, Essonne, Paris, France. The station was opened in 1843 and is on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. The station is served by Paris' express suburban rail system, the RER. The train services are operated by SNCF.