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A13 Autoroute
Autoroute 13, or ''L'Autoroute de Normandie'' links Paris to Caen, Calvados. The motorway starts in Paris at the Porte d'Auteuil, a former gate of the Paris walls, and ends at Mondeville's Mondeville 2 (Porte de Paris) exchange junction on the Boulevard Périphérique (Caen). The A13 is France's oldest motorway (opening in 1946) and is intensively used between Paris and Normandy for both commuting and holiday makers. The A13 is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie from Buchelay toll onwards, whilst the Parisian stretch of motorway is operated by the Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ... Council. Its total length is . The A13 is toll-free within the Île-de-France region and between junctions 21 and 24 to the south of Rouen. L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Périphérique
The Boulevard Périphérique (), often called the Périph', is a controlled-access dual-carriageway ring road in Paris, France. With a few exceptions (see '' Structure and Layout''), it is situated along Paris's administrative limit. The speed limit along the Périphérique is 70 km/h (45 mph). Each ring generally has four traffic lanes, with no hard shoulder. Its major interchanges are called ''portes''. At junctions, vehicles in the rightmost lane (separated from other lanes in these areas by a continuous white line to the left) must yield to entering vehicles. When travelling at the legal speed limit, it takes approximately 30 minutes to complete a full circuit of the Périphérique. History In 1846, the French War Ministry completed the defensive Thiers wall around Paris, including fortifications, a dry moat, a ''Rue Militaire'' and a large berm. In 1859, the military engineering department gave conditional control of the perimeter to the precursor of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A13 Bourg-Achard
A13 or A-13 may refer to: Biology * ATC code A13 ''Tonics'', a subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System * British NVC community A13 (Potamogeton perfoliatus - Myriophyllum alterniflorum community) * Subfamily A13, a rhodopsin-like receptors subfamily Transportation * A13 road, in several countries * Archambault A13, a French sailboat design * Antonov A-13, a 1958 Soviet acrobatic sailplane * Chery A13, a subcompact car * , a British A-class submarine of the Royal Navy * A-13 (tank), the General Staff specification covering three British cruiser tanks designed and built before and during the Second World War ** Cruiser Mk III ** Cruiser Mk IV ** Covenanter tank Other uses * A13, one of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings codes for the English Opening in chess * Apple A13, a system on a chip mobile processor designed by Apple * Samsung Galaxy A13, a smartphone manufactured by Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (, sometimes shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flins-sur-Seine
Flins-sur-Seine () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. INSEE See also *Communes of the Yvelines department
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Les Mureaux
Les Mureaux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris. Population Transport Les Mureaux is served by Les Mureaux station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. Education There are eleven preschools, eleven elementary schools, three junior high schools, and two senior high schools/sixth form colleges in Les Mureaux. Junior high schools: * Collège Paul-Verlaine * Collège Jules-Verne * Collège Jean-Vilar Senior high schools/sixth form colleges: * Lycée professionnel et technologique Jacques-Vaucanson * Lycée général et technologique François-Villon International relations Les Mureaux is twinned with: * Idar-Oberstein, Germany * Margate, United Kingdom * Nonantola, Italy * Sosnowiec Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, which is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A14 Autoroute
The autoroute A14 is an autoroute in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It connects the business district of La Défense, at Nanterre (Hauts-de-Seine), to Orgeval (Yvelines) where it joins the A13. Its operation is managed by the Sanef group. History The motorway starts at La Défense in Hauts-de-Seine and ends at Orgeval in Yvelines. The A14 was built to relieve the congested A13 between Paris and Normandy. The A14, opened in 1996, is operated by the Société des Autoroutes de Paris Normandie. The motorway is in length and is subject to a toll. The A14 serves no localities between La Défense and Orgeval and is only a relief road of the A13. A motorway exit near Saint-Germain-en-Laye were planned but were denied by the French president, François Mitterrand, after mayors wanted to prevent excessive car use in the Forest of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Other exits were planned but their construction was blocked by communal councils. A motorway exit was projected west of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poissy
Poissy () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. Inhabitants are called ''Pisciacais'' in French. Poissy is one of the oldest royal cities of Île-de-France, birthplace of Louis IX of France and Philip III of France, before being supplanted from the 15th century by Saint-Germain-en-Laye. In 1561 it was the site of a fruitless Catholic-Huguenot conference, the Colloquy of Poissy. It is known for hosting the Automobiles Gregoire successively, Matford, Ford SAF, Simca, Chrysler, Talbot (automobile), Talbot factories and now hosts one of France's largest Peugeot factories. The "Simca Poissy engine" was made here. Poissy is the 165th most populated city in Metropolitan France. Location Poissy is located about 30 kilometers west of Paris, in the northeastern part of the Yvelines, 8 kilometers west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N13 Nationale
The N13 is a trunk road (route nationale) in France between Paris and Cherbourg. Route Paris to Évreux, km 0 to km 91 The road begins at Porte Maillot, one of former gates in western Paris, in direct alignment with the Champs-Élysées. Continuing on this alignment, the road reaches La Défense after crossing the Seine. Then, as the Boulevard circulaire, orbits around La Défense. To the west of La Défense, the A14 autoroute leaves Paris towards Orgeval and the A13 autoroute. Breaking from its previous straight course, the N13 follows the curves of the river Seine to reach Saint-Germain-en-Laye, passing Nanterre, Le Port-Marly on the way. Exiting Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Chambourcy, the N13 resumes a linear course towards Normandy, crossing the A13 autoroute at Orgeval. The road heads West through Aubergenville and Mantes-la-Jolie. At Bonnières-sur-Seine the N 15 to Le Havre branches off North-West while the N 13 heads West. The road crosses the A13 again through rolling c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A12 Autoroute
Autoroute A12, formerly known as the ''Autoroute de Bretagne'' ( en, Motorway of Brittany), is a French autoroute located in Yvelines, near Paris. It branches off from A13 (also known as the Motorway of Normandy) at an exchange known as the ''Triangle de Rocquencourt'' located in the town of Bailly and merges with RN12 and RN10 at Bois-d'Arcy. Its total length is 8.5 km (5.3 mi). Access is free. It has not been lengthened since its construction, which makes it the oldest French motorway to have remained on its original route. History Its history started in 1934 with the publication of ''Plan Prost'', which envisaged a network, already dense, of motorways in Île-de-France. The A12 was then known as the "Autoroute de Bretagne", which is a reference to its proximity to the nearby RN12 route which extends to Brittany. Its construction began in 1936 with the first deforestation on the site of the ''Triangle de Rocquencourt''. Work ceased at the outbreak of war in 1939, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louveciennes
Louveciennes () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi. Population Sights * Many castles from the 17th and 18th century (Chateau des Voisins, Chateau de Madame Du Barry, Chateau du Pont, Chateau du Parc, Chateau des Sources). *The Château de Louveciennes, built in 1700 by Louis XIV and given to Madame du Barry by Louis XV. *The Louveciennes Aqueduct of the Machine de Marly Image:Louveciennes Château de Voisins.JPG, Chateau of Voisins Image:Louveciennes Château du Pont.JPG, Chateau of Pont Culture Louveciennes was frequented by impressionist painters in the 19th century; according to the official site, there are over 120 paintings by Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, and Monet depicting Louveciennes. The composer Camille Saint-Saëns lived in Louveciennes from 1865 to 1870. Marie Louise Élisab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaucresson
Vaucresson () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine department from the center of Paris. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a wealthy residential community, and has the ninth-highest household income of any commune in France. Population The people who live in the commune are called ''Vaucressonais'' in French. Culture Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Montgolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the Chateau de Versailles the 19 September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb. Transport Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the Transilien Line L suburban rail line. Education Public schools: * Two preschools: Ecole maternelle des Grandes-Fermes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pont De Saint-Cloud
The pont de Saint-Cloud (''Saint-Cloud Bridge'') is a French bridge constructed of metal which crosses the Seine between the communes of Boulogne-Billancourt and Saint-Cloud in the French department of Hauts-de-Seine. The first pont de Saint-Cloud appeared in 841 because of a conflict between Charles the Bald et Lothaire I, and consisted of a wooden bridge supporting several mills. The Seine has been traversable from this location for twelve centuries, and tradition holds that no king of France has traversed it without suffering a sudden death. As a result, sovereigns have crossed the Seine by boat. The wooden bridge was demolished after the death of François I, and in 1556 his son Henri II constructed a new stone bridge consisting of eleven arches. This bridge was in turn demolished during the Second Fronde and replaced with a bridge made of wooden arches. Napoléon ordered its renovation in 1808, giving it a new width of . It was again reconstructed in 1940, expanded ano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Cloud
Saint-Cloud () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Like other communes of Hauts-de-Seine such as Marnes-la-Coquette, Neuilly-sur-Seine and Vaucresson, Saint-Cloud is one of France's wealthiest towns, with the second-highest average household income of communities with 10,000 to 50,000 households. In 2019, it had a population of 30,012. History The town is named after Clodoald, grandson of Clovis, who is supposed to have sought refuge in a hamlet on the Seine near Paris, then named Novigentum, like many other newly founded mercantile settlements outside the traditional towns. After he was canonized, the village where his tomb was located took the name of Sanctus Clodoaldus. A park contains the ruins of the Château de Saint-Cloud, built in 1572 and destroyed by fire in 1870 during the Franco-Prussian War. The château was the residence of several French rulers and served as the main country residence of the cadet Orléans l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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