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Chatou () is a commune in the Yvelines
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in the ĂŽle-de-France region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest side of the
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river about from the city's center.


History

On May 31, 1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Le Pecq and a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine to create the commune of Le VĂ©sinet. It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals. Chatou is also the host of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for
Impressionist Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...
painters in the past. It was a place where
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the '' DĂ©jeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)'' in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the
nazis Nazism ( ; german: Nazismus), the common name in English for National Socialism (german: Nationalsozialismus, ), is the far-right totalitarian political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Na ...
shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs".


Population


Transport

Chatou is served by Chatou–Croissy station on Paris
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Education

The community has eight public preschools, five public elementary schools, and two public junior high schools. Schools include:Établissements publics / Carte scolaire
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Elementary: * Les Champs-Moutons * Jules Ferry *
Victor Hugo Victor-Marie Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romantic writer and politician. During a literary career that spanned more than sixty years, he wrote in a variety of genres and forms. He is considered to be one of the great ...
* Jean Rostand * Val Fleuri Junior high schools: * Collège Paul Bert * Collège
Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that " ...
There are also the following private schools:Établissements privés
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* École Jeanne d'Arc / Notre-Dame (preschool and primary school) * École Perceval (preschool through senior high school)
Lycée Alain Lycée Alain is a senior high school/sixth form college in Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is named after Émile Chartier Émile-Auguste Chartier (; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain (), wa ...
, a public senior high school/sixth form college; as well as
Institut du Bon Sauveur Ensemble Scolaire Le Bon Sauveur is a private school in Le VĂ©sinet, Yvelines, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regio ...
, a private school with levels preschool through senior high/sixth form, are in nearby Le VĂ©sinet.


Parks and recreation

Parks include:Parcs, jardins, squares, hameau Fournaise...
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* Parc des Impressionnistes * Parc
Auguste Renoir Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that " ...
* Parc de l’Europe * Jardin du Sentier de la Côte * Square
Emile Pathé Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...
* Square RĂ©alier-Dumas * Hameau Fournaise, ĂŽle des Impressionnistes


See also

* Communes of the Yvelines department


References


External links


Official website
(in French) Communes of Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub