Essonne

[ e-sawn ]

/ ɛˈsɔn /

noun

a department in N France. 699 sq. mi. (1810 sq. km). Capital: Évry.

Example sentences from the Web for essonne

These officers joined the Emperor and the Marshal as they were proceeding up the banks of the river at Essonne.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne
He, on this, conceiving himself to be secure of the attachment of his soldiery, gave orders for advancing headquarters to Essonne.

The History of Napoleon Buonaparte |John Gibson Lockhart
She was simply told that she would sleep at Essonne, nothing more.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
After supper the Marshal rejoined his corps at Essonne, and six hours after the Emperor arrived there to visit the lines.

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete |Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne

(p. 278) At eleven o'clock he dictated to me the orders of the day; and these orders announced, that we should sleep at Essonne.

Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I |Fleury de Chaboulon.

British Dictionary definitions for essonne

Essonne

/ (French ɛsɔn) /

noun

a department of N France, south of Paris in Île-de-France region: formed in 1964. Capital: Évry. Pop: 1 153 434 (2003 est). Area: 1811 sq km (706 sq miles)

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