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

Bièvres
Commune
The town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bièvres
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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  (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

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

Gallery

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  Saint Martin's church
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  Bièvres railway station
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  The War Memorial
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  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)

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