Bures-sur-Yvette
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Essonne | |
| Arrondissement | Palaiseau | |
| Canton | Gif-sur-Yvette | |
| Community association | Paris-Saclay | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 42 ' N , 2 ° 10' E | |
| height | 56-163 m | |
| surface | 4.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 9,804 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,351 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 91440 | |
| INSEE code | 91122 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-bures-sur-yvette.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Bures-sur-Yvette |
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Bures-sur-Yvette is a French municipality with 9804 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Essonne in the region of Ile-de-France . The inhabitants call themselves buressois .
geography
Bures-sur-Yvette is 23 kilometers southwest of Paris and 1.7 kilometers northwest of Les Ulis . The Yvette flows through the village . Bures-sur-Yvette consists of the localities of La Guyonnerie in the north, La Hacquinière in the west and Montjay in the south.
history
The coat of arms of the community was proposed on October 15, 1943, it is the coat of arms of Wilhelm I von Bures and Gottfried von Bures .
Attractions
- The Saint-Matthieu church dates from the 13th century. Inside there is a bell from 1756, a stone statue of the Virgin Mary from the 17th century and two grave slabs from the 16th century that are classified as Monument historique ( monument ).
- War memorial from 1920
Economy and Infrastructure
There are several institutes of the University of Paris-South in the village . In a laboratory at the university there is a particle accelerator (Anneau de Collisions d'Orsay) from the second half of the 20th century, which is entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques .
In addition, the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS for short), a research institute for mathematics and theoretical physics, has been based in Bures-sur-Yvette since 1958.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Wilhelm I von Bures († 1142) was a French crusader
- Gottfried von Bures († 1119) was a French crusader
Personalities who have worked on site
- Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (* 1947 in Lyon) is a French mathematician who has been director of the IHÉS since 1994.
- Ofer Gabber (* 1958) is an Israeli mathematician who has been with IHÉS since 1984.
- Michail Leonidowitsch Gromow (* 1943 in Boksitogorsk, Russia ) is a Russian-French mathematician who has been a professor and permanent member of the IHÉS since 1982.
- Louis Michel (* 1923 in Roanne near Lyon; † 1999 in Bures-sur-Yvette) was a French theoretical physicist who became professor and permanent member of the IHÉS in 1962, where he taught until his death after his retirement .
- René Thom (* 1923 in Montbéliard, † 2002 in Bures-sur-Yvette) was a French mathematician and philosopher who worked at IHÉS from 1964.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de l'Essonne. Flohic Éditions, Paris 2001, Volume 2, ISBN 2-84234-126-0 , pp. 831-834.
Web links
- Bures-sur-Yvette at annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bures-sur-Yvette on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
- ↑ Cloche à Bures-sur-Yvette ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ Dalle funéraire de Jean Brémont, laboreur et de Jeanne Breton, sa femme à Bures-sur-Yvette ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ Anneau de collisions d'Orsay, sis au Center Universitaire d'Orsay à Bures-sur-Yvette ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
- ↑ IHÉS website ( Memento of the original from November 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French)
