Yvette (river)

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Yvette
The Yvette in Bures-sur-Yvette

The Yvette in Bures-sur-Yvette

Data
Water code FR :  F46-0420
location France , Île-de-France region
River system His
Drain over Orge  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Les Essarts-le-Roi
48 ° 43 ′ 16 ″  N , 1 ° 54 ′ 42 ″  E
Source height approx.  130  m
muzzle at Épinay-sur-Orge in the Orge coordinates: 48 ° 40 ′ 4 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 16 ″  E 48 ° 40 ′ 4 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  35  m
Height difference approx. 95 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.4 ‰
length 39 km
Medium-sized cities Gif-sur-Yvette , Palaiseau , Longjumeau , Savigny-sur-Orge
Small towns Chevreuse , Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse , Bures-sur-Yvette , Orsay , Villebon-sur-Yvette , Épinay-sur-Orge

The Yvette is a river in France that runs in the Île-de-France region . It has its source in the municipality of Les Essarts-le-Roi , in the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Nature Park . The Yvette generally drains in an easterly direction and flows into the Orge as a left tributary after 39 kilometers at Épinay-sur- Orge . On its way, the river crosses the Yvelines and Essonne departments . Its lower course runs through a densely populated area in the greater Paris area.

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Yvette  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on August 12, 2009, rounded to full kilometers