Achères () is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 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.
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 to .
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,Northey, Tom. "Land Speed Record", in Northey, Tom, ed. World of Automobiles (London: Orbis, 1974), Vol 10, p. 1162. and set the first record over 100 km/h (60 mph).
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1995.
Population
Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois in French.
Politics
Presidential Elections 2nd Round ElectionWinning candidateParty% 2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 74.47 2012 François Hollande PS 59.14 2007 Ségolène Royal PS 53.44 2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 84.91
Transport Achères is served by and 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