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Bièvres, Essonne

Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E / 48.7542°N 2.2151°E / 48.7542; 2.2151
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Bièvres
The town hall
The town hall
Coat of arms of Bièvres
Location of Bièvres
Map
Bièvres is located in France
Bièvres
Bièvres
Bièvres is located in Île-de-France (region)
Bièvres
Bièvres
Coordinates: 48°45′15″N 2°12′54″E / 48.7542°N 2.2151°E / 48.7542; 2.2151
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonGif-sur-Yvette
IntercommunalityCA Versailles Grand Parc
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne Pelletier-Le Barbier[1]
Area
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9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,748
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91064 /91570
Elevation67–178 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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