fab had been founded by IBM in 1964. In 1999 it was transferred into a joint venture between IBM and Infineon, operating under the name Altis Semiconductor(fr). In 2010 it was sold to Yazid Sabeg for one symbolic Euro. X-Fab acquired the assets of insolvent Altis in 2016. Safran Aircraft Engines has a plant in Corbeil. Transport Corbeil-Essonnes is served by Corbeil-Essonnes station which is an interchange station on Paris RER line D. Corbeil-Essonnes is also served by Essonnes-Robinson station and by Moulin-Galant station on Paris RER line D. The town is crossed by the EuroVelo 3 track. Education There are about 40 schools in Corbeil-Essonnes. Junior high schools: Collège Chantemerle Collège La Nacelle Collège Louise Michel Collège Saint-Spire Collège Sédar Senghor Senior high schools/Sixth-form colleges: Lycée Robert Doisneau Lycée polyvalent Saint Léon Notable people Nigel Atangana, footballer Jean-Sylvain Babin, footballer Dylan Bahamboula, footballer Demba Diagouraga, footballer Claude Dauphin, actor Damien Mozika, footballer Félicien Rops (1833-1898) Belgian artist and illustrator Hadi Sacko, footballer PNL, French rappers MMZ, French rappers William de Corbeil, medieval Archbishop of Canterbury Walid Regragui, French-Moroccan football coach Twin towns Alzira, Spain, since 1991 Belinho e Mar (Esposende), Portugal, since 2000 Bishopbriggs, Scotland, since 1989 Sindelfingen, Germany, since 1961 See also Communes of the Essonne department References External links Official website website MJC of Corbeil-Essonnes Land use (IAURIF) Mayors of Essonne Association Communes of Essonne