Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures-sur-Yvette
The town hall of Bures-sur-Yvette
Location of Bures-sur-Yvette
Bures-sur-Yvette
Bures-sur-Yvette
Coordinates: 48°41′49″N 2°09′50″E / 48.6969°N 2.1639°E / 48.6969; 2.1639
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementPalaiseau
CantonGif-sur-Yvette
IntercommunalityCA Paris-Saclay
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean-François Vigier
Area
1
4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
9,481
  Density2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
DemonymBuressois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91122 /91440
Elevation56–163 m (184–535 ft)
Websitewww.bures-sur-yvette.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bures-sur-Yvette (French pronunciation: [byʁ syʁ ivɛt] , lit. "Bures-on-Yvette") is a commune in the Essonne department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is a southern Parisian outer suburb in the Vallée de Chevreuse, with a population of 9,254 as of 2021.