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Place details
- Locality
- Achères
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 21,660
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Department
- Yvelines
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Canton
- Poissy
- Intercommunality
- Grand Paris Seine et Oise
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Marc Honoré
- Area
- 9.44 km (3.64 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 22,241
- Density
- 2,360/km (6,100/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 78005 /78260
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Achères
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Population
- +22241
- Area
- +9.44
- Elevation
- +24
- Body of water
- Seine
- Shares border with
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Official website
- www.mairie-acheres78.fr
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Article
Achères ( French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.
The commune of Achères lies on the south bank of the Seine in a loop of the river, on the edge of the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It borders Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Poissy on the south, Andrésy and Carrières-sous-Poissy on the west, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Herblay on the north, and Maisons-Laffitte and La Frette-sur-Seine on the east.