Yvette
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For other uses, see Yvette (disambiguation).
| Yvette | |
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 Yvette river downtown Orsay |
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| Mouth | Orge 48°40′2″N 2°20′18″E / 48.66722°N 2.33833°ECoordinates: 48°40′2″N 2°20′18″E / 48.66722°N 2.33833°E |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 39 km |
The Yvette is a small river in southern Île-de-France (France), left tributary of the Orge, which is a tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Les Essarts-le-Roi, north of Rambouillet, in the Yvelines department. Various communes of the Essonne département are named after it: Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Villebon-sur-Yvette.
The Yvette crosses the following départements and towns:
- Yvelines: Chevreuse, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
- Essonne: Orsay, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Palaiseau, Longjumeau, Savigny-sur-Orge
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It is mainly used as a female given name, and can also be related as an insult in Quebec, given that the name was used as a book stating the right rules for women.
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