Achères, Yvelines

Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Achères church
For other places with the same name, see Achères (disambiguation).
Achères
Commune
A general view of Achères
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Achères
Achères
Achères
Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°04′06″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonPoissy
IntercommunalityGrand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Honoré[1]
Area
1
9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
21,529
 • Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78005 /78260
Elevation18–32 m (59–105 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune of Achères lies on the south bank of the Seine in a loop of the river, on the edge of the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It borders Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Poissy on the south, Andrésy and Carrières-sous-Poissy on the west, Conflans-Sainte-Honorine and Herblay on the north, and Maisons-Laffitte and La Frette-sur-Seine on the east.

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 349—    
1800 415+2.51%
1806 416+0.04%
1821 433+0.27%
1831 479+1.01%
1836 506+1.10%
1841 508+0.08%
1846 553+1.71%
1851 585+1.13%
1856 595+0.34%
1861 660+2.10%
1866 648−0.37%
1872 715+1.65%
1876 853+4.51%
1881 874+0.49%
1886 847−0.63%
1891 801−1.11%
1896 944+3.34%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 1,158+4.17%
1906 1,260+1.70%
1911 1,496+3.49%
1921 1,703+1.30%
1926 2,374+6.87%
1931 3,109+5.54%
1936 3,641+3.21%
1946 3,936+0.78%
1954 4,459+1.57%
1962 5,390+2.40%
1968 10,444+11.66%
1975 15,172+5.48%
1982 15,351+0.17%
1990 15,039−0.26%
1999 18,942+2.60%
2007 19,789+0.55%
2012 19,469−0.33%
2017 21,017+1.54%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round
ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017[5] Emmanuel Macron EM 74.47
2012 François Hollande PS 59.14
2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.44
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 84.91

Transport

Achères is served by Achères – Ville and Achères - Grand Cormier stations on Paris RER line , as well as Line L on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail.

By road, it is accessible from the N184, the Route de Poissy, and the D30.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Achères is twinned with:[6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Achères, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Résultats élections: Achères". Le Monde.fr.
  6. "Jumelages". mairie-acheres78.fr (in French). Achères. Retrieved 2021-04-19.


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