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.

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.

1. Plumelec
2. Lavelanet
3. Bagneres de Bigorre
4. Cerilly
5. Cuneo
6. Digne les Bains
7. Figeac
8. Foix
9. Hautacam
10. Lannemezan

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