| Municipality | Courances |
|---|---|
| Postcode | 91490 |
| Latitude | 48.4403861 (N 48° 26’ 25”) |
| Longitude | 2.4748275 (E 2° 28’ 29”) |
| Altitude | From 54m to 127m |
| Surface area | 8.31 km² |
| Population | 342 inhabitants |
| Density | 41 inhabitants/km² |
| Prefecture | Evry (26 km, 19 min) |
| Insee code | 91180 |
| Intercommunality | CC des Deux Vallées |
| Department | Essonne |
| Region | Ile-de-France |
| Dannemois | 1.7 km (3 min) |
|---|---|
| Moigny-sur-École | 2.6 km (4 min) |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 4.9 km (8 min) |
| Cély | 5.1 km (7 min) |
| Videlles | 5.2 km (6 min) |
| Soisy-sur-École | 5.5 km (7 min) |
| Fleury-en-Bière | 6.8 km (10 min) |
| Perthes | 7.3 km (9 min) |
| Saint-Germain-sur-École | 7.7 km (9 min) |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bière | 7.7 km (12 min) |
| Arbonne-la-Forêt | 7.7 km (12 min) |
| Oncy-sur-École | 8 km (10 min) |
| Mondeville | 8.5 km (11 min) |
The castle and park Courances:
A 17th century castle (1628), rebuilt in the 19th Louis 13th style (brick cladding inserted in the front).
A park where water is everywhere, Renaissance, and also revised subsequently, especially in the 19th century.
| Leisure centres | |
|---|---|
| Monuments | |
| Natural sites |
| Last name | Activity type | Rate | City |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Nature and the great outdoors | 169 € to 796 € | Fontainebleau (17.2 km) |
 | Culture and education | 25 € | Jouy-en-Josas (41 km) |
 | Culture and education | 185 € | Paris (44 km) |
 | Entertainment | 140 € | Paris (44 km) |
 | Entertainment | 30 € | Paris (44 km) |
| Last name | Outing type | Difficulty | Duration | Departure municipality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hike | Easy | 1:30 | Le Vaudoué (10 km) |
 | Village visit | Easy | 2:00 | La Neuville-sur-Essonne (29 km) |
 | Car itinerary | Easy | 2:00 | Paris (47 km) |
 | All-terrain bike itinerary | Easy | 1:30 | Chatou (55 km) |
 | Hike | Easy | 35 min | Saint-Germain-en-Laye (60 km) |
