Holiday homes Essonne in nature? You've come to the right place, where you can rent rural holiday homes that all have one thing in common: they are located in or near the most beautiful nature reserves of Essonne. Essonne is a department in the north of France and was founded in 1968. The name of the department comes from the main river that crosses the department: 'Essonne'. The department consists of three different districts, namely Étampes, Évry and Palaiseau. The department of Essonne is located in the Ile-de-France region, covers an area of about 18 hundred square kilometers and has over 1.2 million inhabitants.