Bures-sur-Yvette

French commune
nomcommune=Bures-sur-Yvette


caption="l'Église Saint Matthieu" (the church of St. Matthew), XIIIth century


x=136
y=78
lat_long=coord|48|41|50|N|2|09|43|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=91122
cp=91440
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Palaiseau
canton=Orsay
intercomm=CA du Plateau de Saclay
maire=Jean-François Vigier
mandat=2008-2014
alt mini=56 m
alt maxi=163 m
km²=4.17
sans=9,679
date-sans=1999
dens=2,321
date-dens=1999|

Bures-sur-Yvette is a French commune, located in the Essonne "département" in the Île-de-France "région".

Geography

Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line B is laid. Adjacent communes are Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-le-Châtel, and Les Ulis.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:9679. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:9775.

Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as "Buressois".

Research

Bures-sur-Yvette hosts the greater part of the Orsay campus of the Paris University XI, as well as the IHÉS (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques).

ee also

*Communes of the Essonne department

References

* [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.mairie-bures-sur-yvette.org/ Bures-sur-Yvette city council website] (in French)
* [http://www.bures-online.co.uk/ Bures (England)]
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91122 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91122.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon