With its historical architecture, which includes churches and the chateaus of past monarchs, Étampes is the top tourist destination in the Essonne department.Tour de France 2008: Stage 21 - Étampes to Paris Champs-Élysées
The town has 26 registered monuments,Official Tourism Site: Étampes including the Château d'Étampes, the Hôtel de Ville and the Portereaux.
2008 Tour de France
Étampes is the departure town for stage 21--the final stage--of the 2008 Tour de France. On July 27, cyclists will trek 143 kilometers through the hilly Chevreuse Valley and down the Champs-Élysées.VeloNews: STAGE 21: Étampes—Paris (Champs-Élysées) (143km) The stage will end in Paris.
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