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
A general view of Achères
A general view of Achères
Coat of arms of Achères
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Achères
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Achères is located in France
Achères
Achères
Achères is located in Île-de-France (region)
Achères
Achères
Coordinates: 48°57′37″N 2°04′06″E / 48.9602°N 2.0684°E / 48.9602; 2.0684
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonPoissy
IntercommunalityGrand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marc Honoré[1]
Area
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9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
21,368
 • 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.

History

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Land speed records

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Between 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).

Population

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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[5] and INSEE (1968–2017)[6]

Politics

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Presidential Elections 2nd Round

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Election Winning Candidate Party %
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

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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.

 
Achères church

Twin towns – sister cities

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Achères is twinned with:[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Fowler, Dave (2019). "Land Speed Record Holders Timeline". Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ Northey, Tom. "Land Speed Record", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles" (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol 10, p. 1162.
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Achères, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ "Résultats élections: Achères". Le Monde.fr.
  8. ^ "Jumelages". mairie-acheres78.fr (in French). Achères. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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