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Bièvres

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Also known as Bièvre-le-Châtel, Bièvre-la-Montagne

commune in Essonne, France

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Bièvres is a commune in the Essonne department of France, situated within the Île-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bièvres and is part of the arrondissement of Palaiseau. The municipality has an area of 9.69 square kilometers and an elevation above sea level of 178 meters. Its postal code is 91570, and it is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Gif-sur-Yvette.

The population of Bièvres is recorded as 4,823, comprising 2,330 males and 2,309 females. The commune shares borders with Vélizy-Villacoublay, Jouy-en-Josas, Igny, and Saclay. It is twinned with Palestrina. Historical names for the area include Bièvre-le-Châtel and Bièvre-la-Montagne.

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Place details

Locality
Vauboyen
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
4,310

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Air quality

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9.9 µg/m³
PM10
16.7 µg/m³
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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Île-de-France
Department
Essonne
Arrondissement
Palaiseau
Canton
Gif-sur-Yvette
Intercommunality
CA Versailles Grand Parc
Mayor 2020 2026
Anne Pelletier-Le Barbier
Area
9.69 km (3.74 sq mi)
Population 2023
4,686
Density
484/km (1,250/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)

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Bièvre-la-Montagne
Country
France
Population
4686
Area
9.69
Elevation
137
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
Clamart
Official website
www.bievres.fr
Image
BievresMairie.JPG
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Commons category
Bièvres (Essonne)
twinned administrative body
Palestrina
postal code
91570
topic's main category
Category:Bièvres (Essonne)
different from
Bièvres
associated electoral district
canton of Gif-sur-Yvette
male population
2330
female population
2309
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-1-69-35-15-50
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Encyclopedic overview

Bièvres ( French pronunciation: [bjɛvʁ] ) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

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".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bièvres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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