Yvette (river)
Yvette | ||
The Yvette in Bures-sur-Yvette |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Dampierre-en-Yvelines
- Chevreuse
- Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
- Gif-sur-Yvette
- Bures-sur-Yvette
- Orsay
- Villebon-sur-Yvette
- Palaiseau
- Longjumeau
- Savigny-sur-Orge
- Épinay-sur-Orge
Web links
Commons : Yvette - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ 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