Bures-sur-Yvette
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Essonne |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau |
| Canton | Orsay |
| Intercommunality | Plateau de Saclay |
| Mayor | Jean-François Vigier (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 56–163 m (184–535 ft) |
| Land area1 | 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 9,994 (2006) |
| - Density | 2,397 /km2 (6,210 /sq mi) |
| 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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°41′49″N 2°09′50″E / 48.6969°N 2.1639°E
Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.
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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. The small town is also twinned with Crewkerne UK.
[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).
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[edit] References
- INSEE
- Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
[edit] External links
- Bures-sur-Yvette city council website (in French)
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
- Land use (IAURIF) (English)
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