Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] ) 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 | |
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Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°04′06″E / 48.9602°N 2.0684°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
Canton | Poissy |
Intercommunality | Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Marc Honoré[1] |
Area 1 | 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 21,368 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78005 /78260 |
Elevation | 18–32 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.
History
editLand speed records
editBetween 18 December 1898 and 29 April 1899 the first six world land speed records were set in Achères, as Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat and Camille Jenatzy alternately raised the world record speed from 39.245 miles per hour (63.159 km/h) to 65.792 miles per hour (105.882 km/h).[3]
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat drove his electric powered Jeantaud, while Camille Jenatzy used the electric car, built by the de: Compagnie Générale des Transports Automobiles (CITA), Nº 25, La Jamais Contente, the first purpose-designed land speed racer,[4] and set the first record over 100 km/h (60 mph).
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Camille Jenatzy in "La Jamais Contente" in 1899, the first automobile to reach 100 km/h.
Population
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6] |
Politics
editPresidential Elections 2nd Round
editElection | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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2017[7] | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 74.47 | |
2012 | François Hollande | PS | 59.14 | |
2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 53.44 | |
2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 84.91 |
Transport
editAchères is served by ‹See TfM›Achères-Ville and ‹See TfM›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
edit- Amarante, Portugal
- Großkrotzenburg, Germany
- Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Fowler, Dave (2019). "Land Speed Record Holders Timeline". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ Northey, Tom. "Land Speed Record", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles" (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol 10, p. 1162.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Achères, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Résultats élections: Achères". Le Monde.fr.
- ^ "Jumelages". mairie-acheres78.fr (in French). Achères. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)