Evry-Courcouronnes France
17
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
CroisiEurope (17 Cruises)
MS Déborah
17 Cruises
| 31 March | 7 days | One-way from Paris City to Sens-Yonne |
| 31 March | 6 days | One-way from Paris City to Sens-Yonne |
| 2 June | 6 days | One-way from Sens-Yonne to Paris City |
| 2 June | 7 days | One-way from Sens-Yonne to Paris City |
| 14 July | 7 days | One-way from Sens-Yonne to Paris City |
| 14 July | 6 days | One-way from Sens-Yonne to Paris City |
Frequently Asked Questions
On the Seine, about thirty kilometres south of Paris. The riverside walk links the landing to the green spaces, almost entirely under trees.
The most unexpected call on the Seine. No medieval quarter, no old market halls: Évry-Courcouronnes is a 20th-century town, drawn with deliberate intent. You come to read a page of contemporary French architecture.
The Cathedral of the Resurrection, a walk through the urban centre for the new-town planning, then a park down to the Seine. That is plenty: this town is read rather than ticked off.
The only cathedral built in mainland France in the 20th century. Inaugurated in 1996 and designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta, it rises as a thirty-four-metre red brick cylinder, cut on a slant and crowned with a line of trees symbolising life.
Yes, entry is free on weekdays, and guided visits can be booked to explore the architect's thinking. The interior, bathed in overhead light, surprises with its warm austerity.
The urban centre tells the story of the French new towns: raised squares, bold public buildings, artworks built into the fabric. The Grande Mosquée d'Évry, one of the largest in France, completes a plural spiritual landscape.
Three, and generous ones. The parc des Coquibus spreads twenty hectares of lawn in the urban core, the parc Henri-Fabre runs down to the Seine banks, and the parc du Lac links the former territories of Évry and Courcouronnes.
Yes, a cycle route follows the river and the riverside walk connects the green spaces almost entirely in the shade. It is a good way to cover the town quickly.
It depends what you want. Anyone hoping for half-timbering and a medieval steeple will be disappointed. Anyone interested in contemporary architecture, urban planning or present-day France will find a call no other river stop offers.
The euro, cards accepted everywhere. French is spoken; this is a Paris-region town rather than a tourist destination, and English is not a given.
