Achères, Yvelines

For other places with the same name, see Achères (disambiguation).

Achères
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Achères
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Statistics
Elevation	18–32 m (59–105 ft)
Land area1	9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population2	20,001  (2006)
- Density	2,119 /km2 (5,490 /sq mi)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Achères is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

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.

Achères church

Demographics

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

Transportation

Achères is served by Achères – Ville station on Paris RER line and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line, called line L.

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

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)