Yvette (river)

{{Infobox river

| name = Yvette

| image = Yvette 2.JPG

| image_caption = Yvette river downtown Orsay

| map = Yvette.png

| pushpin_map = France#France Île-de-France

| source1_location =

| mouth_location = Orge

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|40|2|N|2|20|18|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| progression = {{ROrge}}

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = France

| length = {{convert|39.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}

| source1_elevation =

| discharge1_avg =

| basin_size =

}}

The Yvette ({{IPA|fr|ivɛt}}) is a small river in southern Île-de-France (France), left tributary of the Orge, which is a tributary of the Seine. It is {{convert|39.3|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{sandre|id=F46-0420|nom=L'Yvette}} Its source is in Les Essarts-le-Roi, north of Rambouillet, in the Yvelines department. Various communes of the Essonne département are named after it: Bures-sur-Yvette, Gif-sur-Yvette and Villebon-sur-Yvette.

The Yvette crosses the following départements and towns:

Tributaries

See also

References

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Category:Rivers of France

Category:Rivers of Yvelines

Category:Rivers of Essonne

Category:Rivers of Île-de-France

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