Achères, Yvelines

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Achères
A general view of Achères
A general view of Achères
Coat of arms of Achères
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
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Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Alain Outreman
Area1 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 19,733
 • Density 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 78005
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Achères is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the center of Paris.

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.

Achères church

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1793 349 —    
1800 415 +18.9%
1806 416 +0.2%
1821 433 +4.1%
1831 479 +10.6%
1836 506 +5.6%
1841 508 +0.4%
1846 553 +8.9%
1851 585 +5.8%
1856 595 +1.7%
1861 660 +10.9%
1866 648 −1.8%
1872 715 +10.3%
1876 853 +19.3%
1881 874 +2.5%
1886 847 −3.1%
1891 801 −5.4%
1896 944 +17.9%
1901 1,158 +22.7%
1906 1,260 +8.8%
1911 1,496 +18.7%
1921 1,703 +13.8%
1926 2,374 +39.4%
1931 3,109 +31.0%
1936 3,641 +17.1%
1946 3,936 +8.1%
1954 4,459 +13.3%
1962 5,390 +20.9%
1968 10,444 +93.8%
1975 15,172 +45.3%
1982 15,351 +1.2%
1990 15,039 −2.0%
1999 18,929 +25.9%
2008 19,733 +4.2%

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

Transportation

Achères is served by Achères – Ville station on Paris RER line RER A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line, called line L.

By road, it is accessible from the N184, the Route de Poissy, and the D30.

See also

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