Verrières-le-Buisson () is a commune in the southern suburbs of
Paris
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France
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Essonne
Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the ÃŽle-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
ÃŽle-de-France
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Childebert I
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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.
Swanley
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in the UK, since 1985
* Zinado in the Ganzourgou province in Burkina Faso, since 1998 (partnership)
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 /ref> now surrounded by apartment blocks