Yerres

Yerres
Caillebotte garden
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Yerres
Intercommunality	Val d'Yerres
Government
• Mayor (2008 - 2014)	Nicolas Dupont-Aignan (DLR)
Area1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	29,113
• Density	3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	91691 / 91330
Elevation	32–116 m (105–381 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: 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.

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.

Sights

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 and open to visitors.

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.

See also

• Communes of the Essonne department

References

• INSEE
• Mayors of Essonne Association (French)

External links

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