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Bièvre may refer to: * Bièvre (river), river in France * Bièvre, Belgium Bièvre (; wa, Bive) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 3,151 inhabitants. The total area is 109.59 km2, giving a population density of 29 inhabitants per km2. T ...

Bièvre (river)
The Bièvre () is a long river of the Île-de-France région that flows into the Seine (left bank) in Paris. Name The name is often thought to derive from the archaic French word ' meaning "beaver". However, there is no evidence of beavers having inhabited the area. Other suggested origins are a Celtic word for "mud," Latin ''bibere'' "to drink," and French ', a word describing the man-made canals that carried water to mill wheels. Course The source of the Bièvre is in Guyancourt, département Yvelines. From there, it flows through the following départements and towns: * Yvelines: Jouy-en-Josas * Essonne: Bièvres, Massy * Hauts-de-Seine: Antony * Val de Marne: Fresnes, L'Haÿ-les-Roses, Cachan, Arcueil, Gentilly The river enters Paris near Stade Charléty (close to the border between the 13th and 14th arrondissements), and reaches the Seine River in the Latin Quarter ( 5th arrondissement) close to Île de la Cité. The Bièvre was diverted from its original course i ...
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