Bièvres, Essonne

Bièvres is a commune in the Essonne department and Île-de-France region of north-central France.

The commune derives its name from that of the River Bièvre which flows through the village. Bièvre is the old French word for a beaver (castor in modern French), so that the original meaning of the name of this stream is "beaver river".

Population
The inhabitants of Bièvres are known in French as les Bièvrois.

Gallery
 image:Église Bièvres.JPG|Saint Martin's church image:Gare de Bièvres.JPG|Bièvres railway station image:M aux M Bièvres.JPG|The War Memorial image:Musée Outils.JPG|The Tool Museum 