Bures-sur-Yvette
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Commune of Bures-sur-Yvette |
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| l'Église Saint Matthieu (the church of St. Matthew), XIIIth century | ||
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Orsay | |
| Intercommunality | CA du Plateau de Saclay | |
| Mayor | Jean-François Vigier (2008-2014) |
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| Statistics | ||
| Elevation | 56 m–163 m | |
| Land area¹ | 4.17 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
9,679 | |
| - Density | 2,321/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 91122/ 91440 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Bures-sur-Yvette is a French commune, located in the Essonne département in the Île-de-France région.
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[edit] Geography
Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line B is laid. Adjacent communes are Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-le-Châtel, and Les Ulis.
[edit] Demographics
At the 1999 census, the population was 9,679. The estimate for 2005 was 9,775.
Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.
[edit] Research
Bures-sur-Yvette hosts the greater part of the Orsay campus of the Paris University XI, as well as the IHÉS (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
- INSEE (English)
- IGN (English)
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Bures-sur-Yvette city council website (in French)
- Bures (England)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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