Bièvres  | |
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![]() The town hall  | |
![]() Coat of arms  | |
Location of Bièvres  | |
![]() Bièvres ![]() Bièvres  | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E / 48.7542°N 2.2151°E | |
| Country | France | 
| Region | Île-de-France | 
| Department | Essonne | 
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | 
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette | 
| Intercommunality | CA Versailles Grand Parc | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne Pelletier-Le Barbier[1] | 
| Area 1  | 9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi) | 
| Population | 4,748 | 
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| INSEE/Postal code | 91064 /91570  | 
| Elevation | 67–178 m (220–584 ft) | 
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bièvres (French pronunciation: [bjɛvʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.
The commune derives its name from that of the River Bièvre which flows through the village. Bièvre is the old French word for a beaver (castor in modern French), so that the original meaning of the name of this stream is "beaver river".
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,323 | — | 
| 1975 | 4,133 | +3.17% | 
| 1982 | 3,844 | −1.03% | 
| 1990 | 4,209 | +1.14% | 
| 1999 | 4,034 | −0.47% | 
| 2007 | 4,982 | +2.67% | 
| 2012 | 4,433 | −2.31% | 
| 2017 | 4,639 | +0.91% | 
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
 - ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
 - ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
 
Gallery
Saint Martin's church
Bièvres railway station
The War Memorial
The Tool Museum
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bièvres (Essonne).
- Official website (in French)
 - Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
 - Land use (IAU ÎdF) (in French)
 - Mayors of Essonne Association (in French)
 
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