The
canton of Gif-sur-Yvette is an administrative division of the
Essonne
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テ四e-de-France
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region, northern
France
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Gif-sur-Yvette
Gif-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Gif on Yvette'') is a commune in south-western Ile de France, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Geography
The town is crossed by and named after the river Yvette.
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It consists of the following communes:[
# Biティvres
#]Boullay-les-Troux
Boullay-lティs-Troux () is a commune located thirty kilometers south-west of Paris in the department of Essonne in the テ四e-de-France region.
Inhabitants of Boullay-les-Troux are known as ''Boullaisiens''.
See also
*Communes of the Essonne depart ...
#Bures-sur-Yvette
Bures-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Bures on Yvette'') is a commune in the Essonne department in テ四e-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Bures-sur-Yvette is located in the Vallテゥe de Chevreuse on the river Yvette, along which the RER line&nbs ...
#Gif-sur-Yvette
Gif-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Gif on Yvette'') is a commune in south-western Ile de France, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Geography
The town is crossed by and named after the river Yvette.
The total area is and is green sp ...
#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, ...
#Les Moliティres
Les Moliティres () is a commune in the Essonne department in テ四e-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Les Moliティres are known as ''Moliティrois''.
See also
*Communes of the Essonne department
The following is a list of the 194 communes ...
#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 ...
#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 pa ...
# Saint-Aubin
#Vauhallan
Vauhallan () is a commune in the Essonne department in テ四e-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 t ...
#Verriティres-le-Buisson
Verriティres-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 テ四e-de-France.
The commune borders the river Biティvre.
History
The ...
#Villiers-le-Bテ「cle
Villiers-le-Bテ「cle () is a commune in the Essonne department in テ四e-de-France in northern France.
Inhabitants of Villiers-le-Bテ「cle are known as ''Villebaclais''.
The painter Tsugouharu Foujita is buried in the commune's cemetery.
See also
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References
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Cantons of Essonne