The 3 arrondissements of the Essonne department are:
- Arrondissement of Étampes, (subprefecture: Étampes) with 6 cantons and 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,331 in 1990, and was 125,148 in 1999, an increase of 7.58%.
- Arrondissement of Évry, (prefecture of the Essonne department: Évry) with 17 cantons and 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 456,033 in 1990, and was 471,435 in 1999, an increase of 3.38%.
- Arrondissement of Palaiseau, (subprefecture: Palaiseau) with 19 cantons and 65 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 512,460 in 1990, and was 537,655 in 1999, an increase of 4.92%.
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