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Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bièvres (French pronunciation: [bjɛvʁ] ) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.
Bièvres | |
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The town hall | |
Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″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 (2021)[2] | 4,748 |
• Density | 490/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".
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 3,323 | — |
1975 | 4,133 | +3.17% |
1982 | 3,844 | −1.03% |
1990 | 4,209 | +1.14% |
1999 | 4,034 | −0.47% |
2007 | 4,982 | +2.67% |
2012 | 4,433 | −2.31% |
2017 | 4,639 | +0.91% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.
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