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| | Tourisme en Essonne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | Essonne abounds in majestic and imposing châteaux, most of them surrounded by parks and gardens superbly maintained by their proprietors. |
 | | Essonne is criss-crossed by a multitude of rivers and stream : the Juine, Ecole, Essonne, Chalouette, Velvette, Renarde, Rémarde, Orge, Yvette
, and interspersed with vast forests such as those of Dourdan, Verrières, Sénart and Fontainebleau which are an irresistible invitation to walkers, riders and cyclists of all kinds. |
 | | Essonne is one of France's top departments for golfing facilities, with fourteen 9 and/or 18 hole courses, most of them open to the general public. |
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