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Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines () is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. Its area is 119.2 km2. In 2018, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines had a population of 228,312.Comparateur de territoire INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022. It is part of the much larger metropolitan area, and is around west of the centre of Paris. Administrative divisions The ''communauté d'agglomération'' comprises 12 |
Montigny-le-Bretonneux
Montigny-le-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, of which it is the central and most populated commune. History Montigny-le-Bretonneux, the 8th town of the Yvelines department by population, has 33,000 inhabitants and is the central and principal town of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines district. It is situated at the heart of Yvelines, between the Vallée de Chevreuse and the Forest of Rambouillet in the south, and the towns of Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the north. The history of the town reflects that of a small traditional French village, devoted to agriculture. The growth of the new town in the 1970s actually initiates the change from the village of Montigny-le-Bretonneux (1292 inhabitants in 1970) to the town (10,063 in 1980). The town is found south west of Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guyancourt
Guyancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Geography The commune of Guyancourt comprises several districts. The first of them, corresponding to the old village, is known as "le village", the others are named: * Bouviers (Herdsmen), ancient hamlet of the village * Les Garennes (the warrens) * L'Europe (Europe) * Le Pont du Routoir (the bridge over the retting pit) * Les Saules (the Willows) * Le Parc (the Park) * Les Chênes (the Oaks) * Villaroy (the recently constructed districts of the city) The bordering communes are Versailles to the northeast, Voisins-le-Bretonneux to the southwest, Montigny-le-Bretonneux to the west, Châteaufort to the southeast, Magny-les-Hameaux to the south and Saint-Cyr-l'Ecole in the northwest. Although located in the Paris suburbs (in an Anglo-Saxon concept ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voisins-le-Bretonneux
Voisins-le-Bretonneux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the centre in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Population Transport Voisins-le-Bretonneux has no Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail station. The closest station to Voisins-le-Bretonneux is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines–Montigny-le-Bretonneux station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, from the town centre of Voisins-le-Bretonneux. Economy The commune has the head office of Europcar. In 2010, the median income per household was 60 262 € (=80,148.46 USD 2010), ranking Voisins-le-Bretonneux 37th among the 31,525 communes with more than 39 households in metropolitan France. Education the municipality's presch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élancourt
Élancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines department, and the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the " new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Transport Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of La Verrière, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt. Population Tourism France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park. Education The commune has 13 preschools and 10 elementary schools. Public junior high schools in Élancourt: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Clayes-sous-Bois
Les Clayes-sous-Bois () 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 from the center. The Clayes-sous-Bois inhabitants are called "Clétiens" (possibly translated "Cletians"). Geography The commune of Les Clayes-sous-Bois is located about 14 km from Versailles and 30 km from Paris, in the southwest of the Versailles plain. The commune is highly urbanized, with mostly single-family housing, except for the southern part of the commune, which is covered by a part of the Bois-d'Arcy forest. It borders the cities of Chavenay , Villepreux, Bois-d'Arcy, Trappes to and Plaisir. The commune is irrigated in the South by the Maldroit river, a tributary of the Mauldre. It is located entirely in the Mauldre watershed, managed since 1992 by the COBAHMA , under the aegis of the Yvelines General Council, and for which a water development and management plan (SAGE) has been implemented. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Verrière
La Verrière () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Population Transport La Verrière station is served by Transilien trains to Paris and Rambouillet. Education Preschools and elementary schools in La Verrière:Vie scolaire (2-6 ANS) " La Verrière. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. " La Verrière. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. * École du Parc * École régionale * École du Bois de l’Étang Preschools: * École des Noës Collège intercommunal Philippe de Champaigne in [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magny-les-Hameaux
Magny-les-Hameaux () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Population Education There are four preschools: Ecole Francis Jammes, Ecole André Gide, Ecole Petit Prince, and Ecole Jean Baptiste Corot. There are five elementary schools: Ecole Rosa Bonheur, Ecole Albert Samain, Ecole Saint Exupéry, Ecole André Gide, and Ecole Louise Weiss. The school assignments for preschool and elementary are determined by one's residence. There is one junior high school in the commune, Collège Albert Einstein. Lycée de Villaroy, a senior high school/sixth form college, is in nearby Guyancourt. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services. " Magny-les-Hameaux. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. |
Trappes
Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, region of Île-de-France, north-central France. It is a banlieue located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris, in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Transport Trappes is served by Trappes station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. Population Crime The suburb is known for gang violence and poverty. It also has Islamists among its large Muslim population, with 70 local people suspected of having left France to fight for the Islamic State, according to several sources. According to the French government, 67 people from Trappes have joined the Islamic State, and others have carried out attacks inside France. In July 2013, Trappes police station was attacked by a mob of French Muslims in response to the arrest of a man who had assaulted a police officer during an identity check on his entirely veiled wife (face covering is illegal in France). A ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
The 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2015. They took place in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (part of the Paris Metropolitan Area) at the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines from 18–22 February 2015. Schedule This was the schedule of events: Participating nations 385 cyclists from 38 countries were registered for the championships. The number of cyclists per nation is shown in parentheses. Medal summary Medal table Medalists *Shaded events are non-Olympic Broadcasting 36 TV stations broadcast the event. See also *Cycling at the 2015 Pan American Games References External links *Official results {{World championships in 2015 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coignières
Coignières () is a French commune in the Yvelines department, region of Île-de-France. Geography Coignières is situated southwest of Versailles. Its neighbours include Maurepas to the north, Mesnil-Saint-Denis and Lévis-Saint-Nom to the east, Essarts-le-Roi to the south and Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré to the west. The village is roughly 170 m above sea level, fairly flat except to the west where there is a valley with the Mauldre river which runs from the area called ''la Maison Blanche'' to the north. Coignières is connected by route nationale 10 (RN10), which traverses the commune from the northeast to the southwest, and given the amount of traffic it effectively divides the commune in two. Coignières train station is located on the Paris–Chartres train line and runs parallel to the RN10. The commune is quite well developed with new housing and commercial zones near Maurepas and beyond the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines region. There is also a large industrial zone (le Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.Populations légales 2019: 78 Yvelines INSEE Its is , home to the , the principal residence of the King of France from 1682 until 1789, a |
Maurepas, Yvelines
Maurepas () 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 from the center. History Most ancient buildings are the ruins of the donjon, built in the 11th century and destroyed in 1425. There is also near St Sauveur's church, dating from the 15th century. In 768, the French king Pepin the Short offered the village of Maurepas (formerly spelled Malrepast) and its wooden keep to the Abbey of Saint-Denis. Facing the Normans' invasions, they left the domain to the Lords of Chevreuse. The castle and village were given to the family of Malrepast, a vassal of the Lords of Chevreuse, which gave its name to the village. In 1432, during the Hundred Years' War, the English conquered the village and destroyed the keep. After the war, the domain of Maurepas returned to the family of Chevreuse, but the castle remained a ruin. Jean-Frédéric Phélypeaux from the Phélypeaux family, was Count of Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
