Yerres

Yerres
Commune
Caillebotte garden
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Yerres
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Coordinates: 48°43′02″N 2°29′17″E / 48.7171°N 2.4881°E / 48.7171; 2.4881
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Évry
Canton	Yerres
Intercommunality	Val d'Yerres Val de Seine
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier Clodong1 (DVD)
Area 1	9.84 km2 (3.80 sq mi)
Population  (2023)2	27,906
• Density	2,840/km2 (7,350/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91691 /91330
Elevation	32–116 m (105–381 ft) (avg. 45 m or 148 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Yerres (French pronunciation: [jɛʁ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Essonne department, in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 18.3 km (11.4 mi) from Central Paris.

The name Yerres possibly derives from the Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, meaning 'water', which is common in river names (e.g. Oder).³

The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence in 1899.⁴

Inhabitants are called Yerrois in French.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 998 —     1800 1,066 +0.95% 1806 1,088 +0.34% 1821 869 −1.49% 1831 978 +1.19% 1836 967 −0.23% 1841 1,041 +1.49% 1846 1,194 +2.78% 1851 1,114 −1.38% 1856 1,135 +0.37% 1861 1,288 +2.56% 1866 1,526 +3.45% 1872 1,437 −1.00% 1876 1,308 −2.32% 1881 1,429 +1.79% 1886 1,492 +0.87% 1891 1,683 +2.44% 1896 1,730 +0.55% 1901 1,822 +1.04%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,846 +0.26% 1911 1,961 +1.22% 1921 2,278 +1.51% 1926 3,758 +10.53% 1931 4,938 +5.61% 1936 5,326 +1.52% 1946 5,646 +0.59% 1954 6,905 +2.55% 1962 10,747 +5.69% 1968 18,206 +9.18% 1975 23,162 +3.50% 1982 25,715 +1.50% 1990 27,136 +0.67% 1999 27,455 +0.13% 2007 28,789 +0.59% 2012 28,784 −0.00% 2017 29,029 +0.17% 2023 27,906 −0.66%
Source: EHESS5 and INSEE (1968-2023)6

Yerres lies in the North-Eastern part of Essonne and bordering the Val-de-Marne département. The town extends on both sides of the valley through which flows the river Yerres. The highest point is the wooded Mont Griffon, which reaches an altitude of 116 m, while the lowest point is at only 30 m above sea level.

In 1860 the father of Gustave Caillebotte bought an estate on the banks of the river Yerres and the famous impressionist painted around 80 paintings there, until the sale of the estate in 1879. The most famous paintings the artist made in Yerres are Portraits à la campagne, Baigneurs, Bords de l'Yerres, Canotiers ramant sur l'Yerres. The estate and its magnificent garden are now owned by the town and open to visitors.

The first parish of Yerres could well date back to the 12th century. At that time a wooden church stood on the spot where the current church building stands. Throughout the years the church had different patron saints: Saint Lupus, Saint Vincent (a tribute to the many vineyards the town formerly counted), Saint Fiacre and now Saint Honestus. The church that can be seen in the town center was probably built in the 13th century but later modified.

Yerres is served by Yerres station on Paris RER line D.

Yerres is twinned with:⁷

• Mendig, Germany
• Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Canada