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