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    Achères (French pronunciation: [aʃɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is located 23.7 km (14.7 mi) from the centre...
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  • 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...
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    The land speed record was established on 29 April or 1 May 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France. The vehicle had two Postel-Vinay 25 kW motors...
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    Achères-Ville is a French railway station in Achères commune, in Yvelines département, Île-de-France region. The station is at kilometric point 23.594...
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    (French pronunciation: [plɛziʁ]) is a commune located in the heart of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is located...
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    vehicle established the land speed record on April 29 or May 1, 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France. The vehicle had two direct drive Postel-Vinay...
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    Achères–Grand-Cormier station is a French railway station in Achères, Yvelines département, Île-de-France region. It is the only station on the RER A that...
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    made the préfecture of the Yvelines département, the largest chunk of the former Seine-et-Oise. At the 2017 census the Yvelines had 1,438,266 inhabitants...
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    Lagny-sur-Marne Seine-et-Marne Île-de-France 20,086 20,718 21,539 428 Achères Yvelines Île-de-France 19,850 19,985 21,529 429 Montigny-lès-Cormeilles Val-d'Oise...
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    Red Devil") after the colour of his beard. On 17 January 1899 at Achères, Yvelines near Paris, France, he reached the speed of 66.66 km/h (41.42 mph)...
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