La Grande Borne
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Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
, in the Essonne
Essonne
Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
département in the southern outskirt of Paris, France. The city is located on both the communes of Grigny
Grigny, Essonne
Grigny is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Grigny are known as Grignois.-Transportation:Grigny is served by Grigny – Centre station on Paris RER line D....
and Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon
Viry-Châtillon is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Viry-Châtillon are known as Castelvirois.-Transport:Viry-Châtillon is served by Viry-Châtillon station on Paris RER line D....
. The architect Emile Aillaud
Émile Aillaud
Émile Aillaud was a French architect.His design can be found after World War II in France, such as Les Courtilières in Pantin , Wiesberg at Forbach and La Grande Borne at Grigny , are representative of the attempts to compensate for the uniformity which resulted from extensively industrialized...
designed this housing estate.