Essonne
in Île-de-France

Home to the Fontainebleau Forest, Essonne is a place of boundless natural beauty. Less than 60 kilometres south of Paris, this French department is the perfect city escape. Essonne? Mais oui!

how long to go for

a weekend, a long weekend

when to go

march, april, may, september, october, june, july, august

holidays

Labour Day, Victory Day, Bastille Day

how to get there

Drive or take the train from Paris.

how to get around

by car, by taxi

nice to know

Famed French impressionist painter Jean-François Millet lived and worked in Essonne's Milly-la-Forêt for much of his life.

local language

French

currency

euro

in an emergency

call 112