Bièvres, Essonne
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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Bièvres (French pronunciation: [bjɛvʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.
Bièvres | |
|---|---|
The town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bièvres | |
  Bièvres  Bièvres | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 4,686 |
| • Density | 484/km2 (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) |
| 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".
A portion of the Vélizy-Villacoublay Air Base is in this commune.[3]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2023 | 4,686 | +0.17% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.
Education
Primary schools include:[5]
- L’école des Eaux-Vives
- L’école des Castors
Students at the junior high school level go to Collège Emile Zola in Igny. The senior high school/sixth form college for this commune is Lycée Parc de Vilgénis, located in Massy.[6]
