Bures-sur-Yvette




Commune in Île-de-France, France



































































Bures-sur-Yvette
Commune

The town hall of Bures-sur-Yvette
The town hall of Bures-sur-Yvette


Coat of arms of Bures-sur-Yvette
Coat of arms

Location of Bures-sur-Yvette







Bures-sur-Yvette is located in France

Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures-sur-Yvette




Show map of France



Bures-sur-Yvette is located in Île-de-France (region)

Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures-sur-Yvette




Show map of Île-de-France (region)

Coordinates: 48°41′49″N 2°09′50″E / 48.6969°N 2.1639°E / 48.6969; 2.1639Coordinates: 48°41′49″N 2°09′50″E / 48.6969°N 2.1639°E / 48.6969; 2.1639
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Essonne
Arrondissement Palaiseau
Canton Gif-sur-Yvette
Intercommunality CA Paris-Saclay
Government

 • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
(2014–2020)
Jean-François Vigier
Area
1

4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
(2015)2

9,691
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

91122 /91440
Elevation 56–163 m (184–535 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.


Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Research


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography


Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line B is laid. The stations on the line serving the commune are Bures-sur-Yvette and La Hacquinière. Adjacent communes are Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-le-Châtel, and Les Ulis. The small town is also twinned with Crewkerne UK.



Research


Bures-sur-Yvette hosts the greater part of the Orsay campus of the University of Paris-Sud (Paris XI), as well as the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS).



See also


  • Communes of the Essonne department


References



  • INSEE


  • Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)





External links




  • Bures-sur-Yvette city council website (in French)


  • Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (in French)


  • Land use (IAURIF)[permanent dead link](in English)
















Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Information security

Volkswagen Group MQB platform

刘萌萌