The Yvette () is a small
river
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in southern
Île-de-France
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France
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), left tributary of the
Orge
The Orge () is a long river in France, left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in the village Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt. Its course crosses the '' départements'' of Yvelines and Essonne. It flows northwest through the towns of Dourdan, ...
, which is a tributary of the
Seine
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. It is long.
Its source is in
Les Essarts-le-Roi
Les Essarts-le-Roi () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
Geography
Les Essarts-le-Roi is bordered by Coignières and Lévis-Saint-Nom to the northeast, Dampierre-en-Yvelines to the east, S ...
, north of
Rambouillet
Rambouillet (, , ) is a subprefecture of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of France. It is located beyond the outskirts of Paris, southwest of its centre. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,933.
Rambouillet lies ...
, in the
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.[communes
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of the
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.[département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...]
'' are named after it:
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&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 ...
and
Villebon-sur-Yvette
Villebon-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Villebon on Yvette'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France, about 20 kilometers south of Paris.
Thanks to the presence of the business centers of Courtaboeuf and Grand ...
.
The Yvette crosses the following ''départements'' and towns:
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Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.[Lévis-Saint-Nom
Lévis-Saint-Nom is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yvelines department
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,
Dampierre-en-Yvelines
Dampierre-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.
The Castle of Dampierre-en-Yvelines
One of the main features of the commune is the prominently featured castle, or Chateau, of ...
,
Saint-Forget
Saint-Forget () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The commute consists of three hamlets: Le Mesnil-Sevin, Haute-Beauce, and The Sablons. This small town is 30 kilometers from Paris. It i ...
,
Chevreuse
Chevreuse () is a commune in the French department of Yvelines, administrative region of Île-de-France, north-central France.
Geography
Chevreuse is located south of Paris, in the middle of a regional natural park, Parc naturel régional de la ...
,
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (, literally ''Saint-Rémy near Chevreuse'') is a commune in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region of north-central France.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse station is the southwestern endpoint of the RER B ...
*
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.[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 ...]
,
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&nbs ...
,
Orsay
Orsay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne Departments of France, department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris.
A fortifie ...
,
Villebon-sur-Yvette
Villebon-sur-Yvette (, literally ''Villebon on Yvette'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France, about 20 kilometers south of Paris.
Thanks to the presence of the business centers of Courtaboeuf and Grand ...
,
Palaiseau
Palaiseau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau.
Inhabitants of Palaiseau are ...
,
Champlan,
Saulx-les-Chartreux
Saulx-les-Chartreux () is a commune in the Essonne department in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 20 kilometres from the center of Paris.
History
The name of the city come from a tree: ''Saule'' (willow tree in French). Mon ...
,
Longjumeau
Longjumeau () is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.
Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as ''Longjumellois'' ().
History
Longjumeau Party School
In 1911, Lenin founded the Longjumeau ...
,
Chilly-Mazarin,
Épinay-sur-Orge
Épinay-sur-Orge (, literally ''Épinay on Orge'') is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.
It is situated near Orly Airport some south of Paris on the A6 motorway. Épinay is served by two stations on diffe ...
,
Savigny-sur-Orge
Savigny-sur-Orge (, literally ''Savigny on Orge'') is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km (11.9 mi) from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.
During the 2005 civil unrest in France ...
Tributaries
Left bank:
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Ru du Pommeret
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Ruisseau de la Goutte d'Or
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Rhodon
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Mérantaise
The Mérantaise is a small river in southern Île-de-France (France), left tributary of the Yvette, which is a tributary of the Orge. It is long. Its source is in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, near Versailles, in the Yvelines department.
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Right bank:
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Ru des Vaux de Cernay
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Rouillon de Valence
Rouillon () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Sarthe department
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The com ...
*
Ru d'Écosse-Bouton
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Ruisseau de Montabé
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Vaularon
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Ruisseau de Paradis
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Rouillon
Rouillon () is a commune in the Sarthe department in the Pays de la Loire region in north-western France.
See also
*Communes of the Sarthe department
The following is a list of the 354 communes of the Sarthe department of France.
The commun ...
See also
*
Vallée de Chevreuse
Vallée de Chevreuse (Chevreuse Valley) is the valley of the Yvette River in the Yvelines and Essonne departments.
It encompasses the communes around Chevreuse ( Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, Choisel, Dampierre, etc.) within the Parc naturel r ...
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Yvelines
Rivers of Essonne
Rivers of Île-de-France
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