Yerres

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Coordinates: 48°43′01″N 2°29′30″E / 48.71694°N 2.49167°E / 48.71694; 2.49167

Commune of Yerres
Caillebotte garden
Location
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates	48°43′01″N 2°29′30″E / 48.71694°N 2.49167°E / 48.71694; 2.49167
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Yerres (chief town)
Intercommunality	Val d'Yerres
Mayor	Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (DLR) (since 1995)
Statistics
Elevation	32–116 m (100–380 ft) (avg. 45 m/150 ft)
Land area1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population2 (2005 [1])	28,400
- Density	2,886 /km² (7,470 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	91691/ 91330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Yerres is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) from the center of Paris.

[edit] Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was 27,455. The estimate for 2005 was 28,300.

Inhabitants are called Yerrois.

[edit] Geography

Yerres lies in the North-Eastern part of Essonne and bordering the Val-de-Marne département. The town extends on both sides of the valley through which flows the river Yerres. The highest point is the wooded Mont Griffon, which reaches an altitude of 116 m, while the lowest point is at only 30 m above sea level.

[edit] Sights

[edit] The Caillebotte Estate

Les Canotiers, G. Caillebotte

In 1860 the father of Gustave Caillebotte bought an estate on the banks of the river Yerres and the famous impressionist painted around 80 paintings there, until the sale of the estate in 1879. The most famous paintings the artist made in Yerres are Portraits à la campagne, Baigneurs, Bords de l'Yerres, Canotiers ramant sur l'Yerres. The estate and its magnificent garden are now owned by the town an open to visitors.

[edit] The Saint-Honest Church

The first parish of Yerres could well date back to the 12th century. At that time a wooden church stood on the spot where the current church building stands. Throughout the years the church had different patron saints: Saint Lupus, Saint Vincent (a tribute to the many vineyards the town formerly counted), Saint Fiacre and now Saint Honestus. The church that can be seen in the town center was probably built in the 13th century but later modified.

[edit] Transport

Yerres is served by Yerres station on Paris RER line D.

[edit] See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

[edit] References

1. ^ 2005 estimate, 27,455 at the 1999 census

• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)
• INSEE (English)
• IGN (English)

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Yerres

• Official website (French)
• Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
• Land use (IAURIF) (English)

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