| Achères | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Achères (Yvelines).svg |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| Adjustable Map: | Acheres_map.png |
| Map Caption: | Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton: | Poissy |
| Insee: | 78005 |
| Postal Code: | 78260 |
| Mayor: | Marc Honoré[1] |
| Term: | 2020–2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
| Coordinates: | 48.9602°N 2.0684°W |
| Elevation Min M: | 18 |
| Elevation Max M: | 32 |
| Area Km2: | 9.44 |
Achères (pronounced as /fr/) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7km (14.7miles) 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.
Inhabitants of Achères are called Achérois.
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 39.245mph to 65.792mph.[2]
Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat drove his electric powered Jeantaud, while Camille Jenatzy used the electric car, built by the (CITA), Nº 25, La Jamais Contente, the first purpose-designed land speed racer,[3] and set the first record over 100 km/h (60 mph).
| Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[4] | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 74.47 | ||
| 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 59.14 | ||
| 2007 | Ségolène Royal | PS | 53.44 | ||
| 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 84.91 | ||
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.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Achères is twinned with:[5]