Verrières-le-Buisson

French commune
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région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Palaiseau
canton=Bièvres
insee=91645
cp=91370
maire=Bernard Mantienne
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté des Hauts de Bièvre
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km²=9.91
sans=15,923
date-sans=1999
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Verrières-le-Buisson is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is unit length|km|13.3|1 from the center of Paris, in the Essonne "département".

The commune borders the Bièvre River.

History

The "Villa Vedrarias ", was given by Childebert I in 543 to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés. It is the first written mention of Verrières. The current name appears during the XVIth century.

Under the reign of Louis XIV, 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 Bièvre River.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:15923. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:15900.

Inhabitants of Verrières-le-Buisson are known as "Verriérois".

Twin Towns

Hövelhof in Germany, since 1971

Swanley in the UK, since 1985

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

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 line B and RER line C. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Massy, 1.4 km.(0.9 miles) from the town center of Verrières-le-Buisson.

ee also

*Communes of the Essonne department

References

* [http://www.ume.asso.fr Mayors of Essonne Association] fr icon
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon

External links

* [http://www.mairie-verrieres-91.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91645 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91645.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon