Bièvres, Essonne

Bièvres
Commune
The town hall The town hall
Coat of arms of Bièvres Coat of arms
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
Area1	9.69 km2 (3.74 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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".

The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

Gallery

• Église Bièvres.JPG

  Saint Martin's church

• Gare de Bièvres.JPG

  Bièvres railway station

• M aux M Bièvres.JPG

  The War Memorial

• Musée Outils.JPG

  The Tool Museum

External links

• Official website
• Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture.
• Land use (IAU ÎdF)
• Mayors of Essonne Association