Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] (listen)) 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.

Achères
Commune
A general view of Achères
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Achères
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Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°04′06″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Poissy
Intercommunality	Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marc Honoré[1]
Area 1	9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	21,529
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78005 /78260
Elevation	18–32 m (59–105 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 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.

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

History

Land speed records

Between December 18, 1898 and April 29, 1899 the first six world land speed records were set in Achères, as Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat and Camille Jenatzy alternately raised the world record speed from 39.245 miles per hour (63.159 km/h) to 65.792 miles per hour (105.882 km/h).[3]

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat drove his electric powered Jeantaud, while Camille Jenatzy used the electric car, built by the de: Compagnie Générale des Transports Automobiles (CITA), Nº 25, La Jamais Contente, the first purpose-designed land speed racer,[4] and set the first record over 100 km/h (60 mph).

• 
  Count Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat
  in the Jeantaud Duc Profilée
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  Camille Jenatzy in "La Jamais Contente" in 1899, the first automobile to reach 100 km/h.

Population

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Transport

Achères is served by Achères-Ville and Achères–Grand-Cormier stations on Paris RER line , as well as Line L on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail.

By road, it is accessible from the N184, the Route de Poissy, and the D30.

Twin towns – sister cities

Achères is twinned with:[8]

• Amarante, Portugal
• Großkrotzenburg, Germany
• Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

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