Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures- sur -Yvette is a commune with 9676 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Essonne in the Ile- de -France region. The inhabitants call themselves Buressois.

Geography

Bures- sur -Yvette located 23 kilometers southwest of Paris and 1.7 kilometers northwest of Les Ulis. Through the town flows the .. Yvette Bures- sur -Yvette consists of the villages of La Guyonnerie in the north, the west and La Hacquinière Montjay in the south.

History

The coat of arms of the municipality was proposed on 15 October 1943, it involves the coat of arms of William I of Bures and Godfrey of Bures.

Culture and sights

• The church of Saint -Mathieu dates from the 13th century. Nearby you a bell from 1756, a stone statue of Mary from the 17th century and two grave slabs from the 16th century as a monument historique the (monument) are classified.

Economy and infrastructure

In the village there are several institutes of the University of Paris-Sud. In a lab at the University there is a particle accelerator ( Anneau de Collisions d' Orsay ) from the second half of the 20th century, who is entered in the additional list of Monuments historiques.

In addition, the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques has (short IHES ), a research institute for mathematics and theoretical physics, since 1958 based in Bures- sur -Yvette.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• William I of Bures († 1142 ) was a French crusader
• Godfrey of Bures († 1119 ) was a French crusader

Personalities who have worked on site

• Jean -Pierre Bourguignon ( born 1947 in Lyon ) is a French mathematician who is director of the IHES since 1994.
• Ofer Gabber (born 1958 ) is an Israeli mathematician who has been working since 1984 at the IHES.
• Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (* 1943 in Boksitogorsk, Russia ) is a Russian - French mathematician who is professor and permanent member of the IHES since 1982.
• Louis Michel ( * 1923 in Roanne, near Lyon, † 1999 in Bures -sur -Yvette ) was a French theoretical physicist, who in 1962 professor and permanent member of the IHES was, where he also taught after his retirement until his death.
• René Thom (* 1923 in Montbeliard, † 2002 in Bures -sur -Yvette ) was a French mathematician and philosopher, who worked at the IHES in 1964.