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The Yvette () is a small
river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
in southern
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(
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), left tributary of the Orge, which is a tributary of the
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. It is long. Its source is in Les Essarts-le-Roi, north of Rambouillet, in the
Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.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: *
Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.Lévis-Saint-Nom, Dampierre-en-Yvelines, Saint-Forget, Chevreuse, Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse * Essonne: Gif-sur-Yvette, Bures-sur-Yvette,
Orsay Orsay () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne Departments of France, department in ĂŽle-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. A fortifie ...
, Villebon-sur-Yvette, Palaiseau, Champlan, Saulx-les-Chartreux,
Longjumeau Longjumeau () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne department, France. It is located south from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris. Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as ''Longjumellois'' () in French. History Longjumeau Party Sch ...
, Chilly-Mazarin, Épinay-sur-Orge, Savigny-sur-Orge


Tributaries

Left bank: * Ru du Pommeret * Ruisseau de la Goutte d'Or * Rhodon * Mérantaise Right bank: * Ru des Vaux de Cernay * Rouillon de Valence * Ru d'Écosse-Bouton * Ruisseau de Montabé * Vaularon * Ruisseau de Paradis * Rouillon


See also

* Vallée de Chevreuse


References

Rivers of France Rivers of Yvelines Rivers of Essonne Rivers of ĂŽle-de-France {{France-river-stub