Yerres

French commune
nomcommune=Yerres


caption=Caillebotte garden
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mapcaption=Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
lat_long=coord|48|43|01|N|2|29|30|E|region:FR_type:city
région=Île-de-France
département=Essonne
arrondissement=Évry
canton=Yerres (chief town)
insee=91691
cp=91330
maire=Nicolas Dupont-Aignan
mandat=since 1995
intercomm=CA du Val d'Yerres
alt moy=45 m
alt mini=32 m
alt maxi=116 m
km²=9.84
sans=
28,400
27,455
date-sans=Jan. 1, 2005 estimate)
(March 8, 1999 census
dens=2,886
date-dens=2005|

Yerres is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located unit length|km|18.3|1 from the center of Paris.

Demographics

At the 1999 census, the population was formatnum:27455. The estimate for 2005 was formatnum:28300.

Inhabitants are called "Yerrois".

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.

ights

The Caillebotte Estate

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.

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.

Transport

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

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.yerres.fr Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.culture.gouv.fr/public/mistral/merimee_fr?ACTION=CHERCHER&FIELD_98=INSEE&VALUE_98=91691 Mérimée database - Cultural heritage] fr icon
* [http://www.iaurif.org/en/gis/fichescom/mos99/ficmos/mos91691.html Land use (IAURIF)] en icon