Gif-sur-Yvette

Gif-sur-Yvette
Gif-sur-Yvette
Commune
	Gif-sur-Yvette Town Hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gif-sur-Yvette
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	Coordinates: 48°42′06″N 2°08′02″E / 48.7018°N 2.1339°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Essonne
Arrondissement	Palaiseau
Canton	Gif-sur-Yvette
Intercommunality	CA Paris-Saclay
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Yann Cauchetier
Area 1	11.60 km2 (4.48 sq mi)
Population (2021)	22,352
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Demonym	Giffois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	91272 /91190
Elevation	57–172 m (187–564 ft) ; (avg. 61 m or 200 ft)
Website	www.ville-gif.fr
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gif-sur-Yvette (French pronunciation: [ʒif syʁ ivɛt] ^ⓘ, lit. "Gif-on-Yvette") is a commune in southwestern Île-de-France, France. It is located in the Vallée de Chevreuse, 22.9 km (14.2 mi) from the centre of Paris (at Notre-Dame), in the Essonne department on the departmental border with Yvelines. In 2021, it had a population of 22,352.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.