Élancourt () is a commune in the Yvelines

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, 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 "

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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 ...

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

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and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of

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 scho ...

, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.

Population

Tourism

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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:Collèges et Lycées
" Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016. *Collège de l’Agiot *Collège de la Clef de Saint-Pierre *Collège Louis Pergaud In addition the community is served by Collège Alexandre Dumas and two public senior high schools/sixth form colleges, Lycée Dumont d’Urville and

Lycée Polyvalent des 7 Mares In France, secondary education is in two stages: * ''Collèges'' () cater for the first four years of secondary education from the ages of 11 to 15. * ''Lycées'' () provide a three-year course of further secondary education for children between ...

, all in nearby Maurepas. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services in the area.

Twin towns – sister cities

Élancourt is twinned with: * Laubach, Germany, since 1975 * Cassina de' Pecchi, Italy, since 1997 * Gräfenhainichen, Germany, since 2003 * Attard, Malta

References

External links

* http://www.ville-elancourt.fr/ Communes of Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Venues of the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic cycling venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub