The Yvette is a small river

River

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 in southern Île-de-France

Île-de-France (région)

Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....

 (France

France

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), left tributary of the Orge

Orge

The Orge is a 53 km long river in France, left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in the village Saint-Martin-de-Bréthencourt. Its course crosses the départements of Yvelines and Essonne. It flows northwest through the towns of Dourdan, Saint-Chéron, Breuillet, Arpajon, and Savigny-sur-Orge,...

, which is a tributary of the Seine

Seine

The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...

. Its source is in Les Essarts-le-Roi

Les Essarts-le-Roi

Les Essarts-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...

, north of Rambouillet

Rambouillet

Rambouillet is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located in the suburbs of Paris southwest from the center...

, in the Yvelines

Yvelines

Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...

 department. Various communes of the Essonne

Essonne

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 département are named after it: Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures-sur-Yvette

Bures-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.Inhabitants of Bures-sur-Yvette are known as Buressois.-Geography:...

, Gif-sur-Yvette

Gif-sur-Yvette

Gif-sur-Yvette is a commune in the south-western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Geography:The town is crossed by and named after the Yvette river.The total area is and is green spaces and woods.-Place names:...

 and Villebon-sur-Yvette

Villebon-sur-Yvette

Villebon-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.The inhabitants of Villebon-sur-Yvette are known as Villebonnais.-Geography:...

.

The Yvette crosses the following départements and towns:

• Yvelines
  Yvelines
  Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
  
  : Chevreuse
  Chevreuse
  Chevreuse is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-History:Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980...
  
  , Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is the southernmost station and endpoint of the RER B line.-References:**...
  
  
• Essonne
  Essonne
  Essonne is a French department in the region of Île-de-France. It is named after the Essonne River.It was formed on 1 January 1968 when Seine-et-Oise was split into smaller departments.- History :...
  
  : Orsay
  Orsay
  Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Orsay are known as Orcéens.-History:...
  
  , Villebon-sur-Yvette
  Villebon-sur-Yvette
  Villebon-sur-Yvette is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France.The inhabitants of Villebon-sur-Yvette are known as Villebonnais.-Geography:...
  
  , Palaiseau
  Palaiseau
  Palaiseau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau....
  
  , Longjumeau
  Longjumeau
  Longjumeau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Longjumeau are known as Longjumellois.-Transportation:...
  
  , Savigny-sur-Orge
  Savigny-sur-Orge
  Savigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 19.1 km from the center of Paris in the département of Essonne.During the 2005 civil unrest in France, Savigny was the first city to implement a curfew...
  
  

See also

• Vallée de Chevreuse
  Vallée de Chevreuse
  Vallée de Chevreuse is the name given to the valley of the Yvette River, flowing though the Yvelines and Essonne departments....
  
  

It is mainly used as a female given name, and can also be related as an insult in Quebec, given that
the name was used as a book stating the right rules for women.

Rivers flowing into Yvette

• Mérantaise
  Mérantaise
  The Mérantaise is a small river in southern Île-de-France , left tributary of the Yvette, which is a tributary of the Orge. Its source is in Voisins-le-Bretonneux, near Versailles, in the Yvelines department.-Geography:...
  
  
• Rhondon
• Rouillon
• Vaularon
  Vaularon
  The Vaularon is a small river in southern Île-de-France , left tributary of the Yvette, in Bures-sur-Yvette, which is a tributary of the Orge and than the Seine. Its source is in Gometz-le-Chatel, in the Essonne department....