Achères, Yvelines
Achères | |
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A general view of Achères | |
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Achères | |
| 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 |
Area 1 | 9.44 km2 (3.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 21,663 |
| • 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. | |
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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.
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.