Achères, Yvelines

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.

History

Land speed records

Between 18 December 1898 and 29 April 1899 the first six world land speed records were set in Achères, as Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat and Camille Jenatzy alternately raised the world record speed from 39.245 miles per hour (63.159 km/h) to 65.792 miles per hour (105.882 km/h).

Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat drove his electric powered Jeantaud, while Camille Jenatzy used the electric car, built by the de: Compagnie Générale des Transports Automobiles (CITA), Nº 25, La Jamais Contente, the first purpose-designed land speed racer, and set the first record over 100 km/h (60 mph).

Population

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

Transport

Achères is served by Achères-Ville and Achères–Grand-Cormier stations on Paris RER line , as well as Line L on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail.

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

Twin towns – sister cities

Achères is twinned with:

• Amarante, Portugal
• Großkrotzenburg, Germany
• Stonehaven, Scotland, United Kingdom

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

External links

• Official website (in French)