Achères

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Overview

Achères is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:Achères, Cher, in the Cher département Achères, Yvelines Achères-la-Forêt, in the Seine-et-Marne département

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

François Jean Baptiste Quesnel

Division commander in Napoleon's first empire (1765–1819)

Albert Dupontel

French actor, comedian, film director and screenwriter

Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Governor of New France

Christopher Oualembo

Congolese footballer

Charles IX of France

King of France (1550–1574)

Mélanie Thierry

French actress and model

Amélie Mauresmo

French tennis player

Margaret of Valois

Queen of France and Navarre until 1599 (1553-1615).

Jeanne d'Albret

Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572 (1528-1572)

Madeleine of Valois

Scottish royal consort

Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

daughter of King Francis I of France (1523-1574)

Marie-Claire Alain

French organist and organ teacher (1926–2013)

Louisa Maria Stuart

British princess (1692-1712)

Édouard Nanny

French double bass player (1872–1942)

Marion Maréchal

French politician (born 1989)

Philippe I, Duke of Orléans

French prince (1640-1701)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Île-de-France

• Carrières-sous-Poissy
  2 mi away · pop. 18,316
• Poissy
  2.6 mi away · pop. 40,016
• Triel-sur-Seine
  3.3 mi away · pop. 12,388
• Carrières-sous-Bois
  3.4 mi away
• Médan
  3.4 mi away · pop. 1,322
• Villennes-sur-Seine
  3.5 mi away · pop. 5,628
• Aigremont
  4.6 mi away · pop. 1,083
• Orgeval
  5.4 mi away · pop. 6,948
• Pierrelaye
  5.8 mi away · pop. 10,230
• Houilles
  5.9 mi away · pop. 33,449
• Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône
  6 mi away · pop. 25,023
• Morainvilliers
  6.2 mi away · pop. 3,082

Browse all places in Île-de-France →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-09-27

Wels Catfish

Silurus glanis

Seen 2026-09-27

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-09-27

Ivy-leaved cyclamen

Cyclamen hederifolium

Seen 2026-09-27

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-27

European Robin

Erithacus rubecula

Seen 2026-09-27

Common Wall Lizard

Podarcis muralis

Seen 2026-09-26

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-09-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers