Verrières-le-Buisson () is a commune in the southern suburbs of

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. It is from the centre of Paris, in the

Essonne Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.department just outside the inner ring of the

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. The commune borders the river Bièvre.

History

The "Villa Vedrarias", was given by

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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

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, 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 *

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in the UK, since 1985 * Zinado in the Ganzourgou province in Burkina Faso, since 1998 (partnership)

Points of interest

* Arboretum Vilmorin * Arboretum municipal de Verrières-le-Buisson

Economy

Kroll Ontrack has an office in the commune.

Transport

Verrières-le-Buisson is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Verrières-le-Buisson is Massy–Verrières station, an interchange station on Paris

RER B RER B is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its Île-de-France suburbs. The RER B line crosses the region from no ...

and

RER C RER C is one of the five lines in the Réseau Express Régional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from north to south. Briefly, betwe ...

. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Massy, from the town center of Verrières-le-Buisson. Verrières is linked by the Coulée Verte cycleway to the centre of Paris, Sceaux and Massy.

Gallery

File:Rue St Etienne D'Orves, Verrières-le-Buisson.JPG, Part of Rue St Etienne d'Orves, the main street File:Verrières-le-Buisson.JPG, The village green File:Colombier, Voie de l'Aulne, Verrières-le-Buisson.JPG, Dovecote (colombier), a remnant of the village surrounded by 20 large houses,Tourism Office historic houses page
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External links

* * * Communes of Essonne {{Essonne-geo-stub