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Bièvres, Essonne
Bièvres (French pronunciation: [bjɛvʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.
Bièvres | |
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The town hall | |
Coat of arms | |
Bièvres Bièvres | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E / 48.7542°N 2.2151°ECoordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E / 48.7542°N 2.2151°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette |
| Intercommunality | CA Versailles Grand Parc |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Pelletier-Le Barbier[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2019)[2] | 4,823 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 91064 /91570 |
| Elevation | 67–178 m (220–584 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The commune derives its name from that of the River Bièvre which flows through the village. Bièvre is the old French word for a beaver (castor in modern French), so that the original meaning of the name of this stream is "beaver river".
The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
Gallery
Saint Martin's church
Bièvres railway station
The War Memorial
The Tool Museum
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bièvres (Essonne).
- Official website (in French)
- Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Land use (IAU ÎdF) (in French)
- Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)