Achères, Yvelines

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

Achères
Commune
A general view of Achères
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Achères
Achères Achères
Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°04′06″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Poissy
Intercommunality	Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Marc Honoré
Area 1	9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population  (2016)	20,823
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78005 /78260
Elevation	18–32 m (59–105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ]) 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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
2006	19,850	—
2007	19,789	−0.3%
2008	19,733	−0.3%
2009	19,533	−1.0%
2010	19,626	+0.5%
2011	19,606	−0.1%
2012	19,469	−0.7%
2013	19,985	+2.7%
2014	20,923	+4.7%
2015	21,053	+0.6%
2016	20,823	−1.1%

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Election		Winning Candidate	Party	%
style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" |	2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	74.47
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2012	François Hollande	PS	59.14
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" |	2007	Ségolène Royal	PS	53.44
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" |	2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	84.91

Transportation

Achères is served by Achères – Ville and Achères - Grand Cormier stations on Paris RER line , as well as the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line called line L, for the Achères - Ville station.

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 (in French)