Bièvres, Essonne

Bièvres is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

Bièvres
The town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Bièvres
Bièvres
Bièvres
Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonGif-sur-Yvette
IntercommunalityCA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Anne Pelletier-Le Barbier
Area
1
9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
4,639
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91064 /91570
Elevation68–178 m (223–584 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

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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