Canton Of Gif-sur-Yvette

	Canton Of Gif-sur-Yvette The canton of Gif-sur-Yvette is an administrative division of the Essonne department, Île-de-France region, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Gif-sur-Yvette. It consists of the following communes: # Bièvres #Boullay-les-Troux #Bures-sur-Yvette #Gif-sur-Yvette #Gometz-la-Ville #Les Molières #Pecqueuse #Saclay # Saint-Aubin #Vauhallan #Verrières-le-Buisson #Villiers-le-Bâcle Villiers-le-Bâcle () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Villiers-le-Bâcle are known as ''Villebaclais''. The painter Tsugouharu Foujita is buried in the commune's cemetery. See also ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gif-sur-Yvette Cantons of Essonne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cantons Of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as Constituency, constituencies for the election of members of the representative assemblies established in each of France's territorial departments (Departmental council (France), departmental councils, formerly general councils). For this reason, such elections were known in France as "cantonal elections", until 2015 when their name was changed to "departmental elections" to match the departmental councils' name. As of 2015, there were 2,054 cantons in France. Most of them group together a number of Communes of France, communes (the lowest administrative division of the French Republic), although larger communes may be included in mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gometz-la-Ville Gometz-la-Ville () is a French communes in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris (25 km) from the center of Paris. Inhabitants of Gometz-la-Ville are named ''Gometziens''. Geography The village is near Les Ulis, Limours, Gif-sur-Yvette and Gometz-le-Châtel, along the old road from Paris to Chartres, crossing the Hurepoix. History * A train line was built from Paris to Chartres via Gallardon, at the beginning of the 20th century, with a station in the nearby town of Gometz-le-Châtel. It was used from 1931 to 1939, but there is no traffic nowadays. The nearest station on the Paris RER B line are Bures-sur-Yvette station and La Hacquinière station, which are accessed by bus. * An experimental Aérotrain was built, from Gometz-le-Châtel to Rambouillet, for test, from 1966 to 1977, from a creation of Jean Bertin ''(train engineer)''. This project was stopped, for TGV's one, using right now. Places to see * Saint-Germain's church built during the 12th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Verrières-le-Buisson Verrières-le-Buisson () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is from the centre of Paris, in the Essonne department just outside the inner ring of the Île-de-France. The commune borders the river Bièvre. History The "Villa Vedrarias", was given by Childebert I in 543 to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is the first written mention of Verrières. The current name appears during the 16th century. Under the reign of Louis XIV, who enjoyed hunting in the Verrières forest, the term "Le Buisson" was added. This is reflected in the coat of arms, which bears an oak, along with the arms of Saint-Germain. External ornaments include two beavers (''bievers'' in Old French) symbolizing the river Bièvre. Population Inhabitants of Verrières-le-Buisson are known as ''Verriérois''. Twin towns * Hövelhof in Germany, since 1971 * Swanley in the UK, since 1985 * Zinado in the Ganzourgou province in Burkina Faso, since 1998 (partnership) Points of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vauhallan Vauhallan () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Vauhallan are known as ''Vauhallanais''. See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website Mayors of Essonne Association Communes of Essonne [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saint-Aubin, Essonne Saint-Aubin () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Saint-Aubin are known as ''Saint-Aubinois''. Research activity In the neighbourhood of Saclay and Orsay, Saint-Aubin is the home of two sites of the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique (CEA). The synchrotron SOLEIL, a collaboration between CEA and the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), is also located here, south of the village. See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Official website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Saclay Saclay () is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It had a population of 3,067 in 2006. It is best known for the large scientific facility CEA Saclay, mostly dealing with nuclear and particle physics. Inhabitants of Saclay are known as Saclaysiens. Transport Saclay is served by no station of the Paris Métro ( RER), or suburban rail network. The closest station to Saclay is Le Guichet station on Paris RER line B. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Orsay, to the south of the town center of Saclay. See also Communes of the Essonne department Plateau de Saclay The Plateau de Saclay, also called Silicon Valley Européenne (in English, European Silicon Valley), is located north of Essonne and south-east of Yvelines, 20 km south of Paris. It is bounded by the valley of the Yvette ('' Vallée de Chevreu ... References External links Official websiteCommunity blog Mayors of Essonne Association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pecqueuse Pecqueuse () is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It lies adjacent to the west of the larger town Limours. Inhabitants of Pecqueuse are known as ''Pescusiens'' in French. Places to see * A church built in the 18th Century. See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): Official web site Mayors of Essonne Association [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Les Molières Les Molières () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Les Molières are known as ''Molièrois''. See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Mayors of Essonne Association Communes of Essonne {{Essonne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bures-sur-Yvette Bures-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Bures on Yvette'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Geography Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line B is laid. The stations on the line serving the commune are Bures-sur-Yvette and La Hacquinière. Adjacent communes are Orsay, Gif-sur-Yvette, Gometz-le-Châtel, and Les Ulis. The small town is also twinned with Crewkerne UK. Population Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as ''Buressois'' in French. Research Bures-sur-Yvette hosts the greater part of the Orsay campus of the University of Paris-Sud (Paris XI), as well as the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS). See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Essonne Essonne () is a department of France in the southern Île-de-France region. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659 across 194 communes.Populations légales 2019: 91 Essonne INSEE Essonne was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments. Its prefecture is Évry-Courcouronnes . Its [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Boullay-les-Troux Boullay-lès-Troux () is a commune located thirty kilometers south-west of Paris in the department of Essonne in the Île-de-France region. Inhabitants of Boullay-les-Troux are known as ''Boullaisiens''. See also Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Mayors of Essonne Association Communes of Essonne {{Essonne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Bièvres, Essonne Bièvres () 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 The following is a list of the 194 communes of the Essonne department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]