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Bures-sur-Yvette

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Name of the inhabitants: the Buressois and Buressoises.

Area: 405 hectares, 20% of which is made up of protected wood.

The city center station and the Hacquinière station are located 35 minutes from Paris by RER line B. In the heart of the Chevreuse Valley, old millstone houses from the beginning of the 20th century and modern pavilions coexist, without altering the charm of this ancient village often sketched by painters.

City Gateway to the Regional Natural Park of the Vallée de Chevreuse, a green region protected along the Yvette river.

Bures has many historic sites: the 17th century Saint-Matthieu church, the Pérolat municipal park, the Grande Maison, the redeveloped Fauvettes viaduct where you can practice hiking and rock climbing, the Fountain of Youth de la Hacquinière. Many footpaths favor the walk along the wooded hillsides, and around the perimeter of the retention basin.

Bures hosts part of the University of Paris-Sud, the Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies (IHES), and the Institute and Center of Optometry, which trains the opticians and eyewearmakers of tomorrow, and houses a museum dedicated to ophthalmic optics.

Very close to the university area of Paris-Saclay and its many schools and research laboratories: Polytechnique, CEA, CNRS, ENS, Centrale-Supelec, Synchrotron Soleil...

Quality programming and workshops creation and leisure activities are offered at the Marcel Pagnol Cultural Center, at the library and at the Grande Maison.

Numerous sports activities and events (Raid 28, 12 hours of Bures) take place at the Louis Chabrat Center (gymnasium, stadium, tennis, dojo) and at the Léo-Lagrange course, promoting a very rich collective life.

Bures-sur-Yvette is also a Trail Station and offers many marked trails in the middle of the surrounding woods.

Geographical information

MunicipalityBures-sur-Yvette
Postcode91440
Tourism label
Latitude48.6968930 (N 48° 41’ 49”)
Longitude2.1639770 (E 2° 9’ 50”)
AltitudeFrom 56m to 163m
Surface area4.17 km²
Population9442 inhabitants
Density2264 inhabitants/km²
PrefectureEvry (33 km, 26 min)
Insee code91122
IntercommunalityCA Communauté Paris-Saclay
DepartmentEssonne
RegionIle-de-France

Nearest cities & towns

Orsay2.3 km (6 min)
Gif-sur-Yvette2.9 km (6 min)
Les Ulis3.6 km (8 min)
Gometz-le-Châtel3.7 km (7 min)
Gometz-la-Ville5.3 km (10 min)
Villebon-sur-Yvette6.7 km (11 min)
Villejust6.9 km (13 min)
Palaiseau7 km (15 min)
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse7.9 km (15 min)
Janvry8.6 km (13 min)
Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard8.6 km (22 min)
Marcoussis8.7 km (15 min)
Magny-les-Hameaux8.8 km (16 min)
Saint-Aubin9 km (11 min)

Things to see and do

Places of interest

Transport

Events and festivities

Markets: Wednesday and Saturday from 9 am to 12, rue Charles de Gaulle.

Weather

Thursday 28 march
Min. 5°C - Max. 11°C
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Friday 29 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 14°C
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Saturday 30 march
Min. 7°C - Max. 12°C
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Visits, leisure and activities nearby

Leisure activities

Last nameActivity typeRateCity
Dramatised walk: Enchanting paths
Culture and education25 € Jouy-en-Josas (7.3 km)
Visit to the Domaine de Dampierre-en-Yvelines
Culture and education10 € Dampierre-en-Yvelines (12.6 km)
Helicopter Flight over Paris and Versailles
Entertainment399 € Paris (17.1 km)
Guided backstage tour of the Roland-Garros Stadium
Culture and education16 € Paris (17.8 km)
Tour of the Eiffel Tower with English-speaking Guide – Priority access to the 2nd floor
Culture and education49 € Paris (19.8 km)

Outings

Last nameOuting typeDifficultyDurationDeparture municipality
The Impressionist Seine, from Careers to Croissy-sur-Seine
All-terrain bike itineraryEasy1:30Chatou (21 km)
Paris illuminations
Car itineraryEasy2:00Paris (22 km)
Beaumont Star Trail
HikeEasy35 minSaint-Germain-en-Laye (24 km)
Cave Art Path
HikeEasy1:30Le Vaudoué (46 km)
The greenway with canoeing nature Anet
HikeEasy4:15Oulins (55 km)

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