Achères, Yvelines

For other places with the same name, see Achères (disambiguation).

Achères is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the center 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.

Achères church

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	349	—
1800	415	+18.9%
1806	416	+0.2%
1821	433	+4.1%
1831	479	+10.6%
1836	506	+5.6%
1841	508	+0.4%
1846	553	+8.9%
1851	585	+5.8%
1856	595	+1.7%
1861	660	+10.9%
1866	648	−1.8%
1872	715	+10.3%
1876	853	+19.3%
1881	874	+2.5%
1886	847	−3.1%
1891	801	−5.4%
1896	944	+17.9%
1901	1,158	+22.7%
1906	1,260	+8.8%
1911	1,496	+18.7%
1921	1,703	+13.8%
1926	2,374	+39.4%
1931	3,109	+31.0%
1936	3,641	+17.1%
1946	3,936	+8.1%
1954	4,459	+13.3%
1962	5,390	+20.9%
1968	10,444	+93.8%
1975	15,172	+45.3%
1982	15,351	+1.2%
1990	15,039	−2.0%
1999	18,929	+25.9%
2008	19,733	+4.2%

Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.

Transportation

Achères is served by Achères – Ville station on Paris RER line and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line, called line L.

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

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Official website (French)