Gonesse is a commune in the north-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.5 km (10.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

It is located immediately north of Le Bourget Airport and southwest of Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

History

Le Globe built by Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers is attacked by terrified villagers in Gonesse.

• King Philip Augustus was born here on 21 August 1165.

• On 27 August 1783 Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers launched the world's first hydrogen filled balloon on the Champs de Mars in Paris. It flew for 45 minutes and landed in Gonesse where the reportedly terrified local peasants destroyed it with pitchforks.

• On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590, a Concorde supersonic airliner crashed in Gonesse.

Transport

Gonesse is served neither by the Paris Métro, RER, nor the suburban rail network. The closest station to Gonesse is Villiers-le-Bel – Gonesse – Arnouville station on Paris RER line D. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of Arnouville-lès-Gonesse, 2.6 km (1.6 mi).(1.6 miles) from Gonesse town centre.