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
Seine
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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
RER line A
RER A is one of the five lines in the RĂ©seau Express RĂ©gional (English: Regional Express Network), a hybrid commuter rail and rapid transit system serving Paris, France and its suburbs. The line crosses the region from east to west, with all t ...
.
Education
The community has eight public preschools, five public elementary schools, and two public junior high schools. Schools include:
[Établissements publics / Carte scolaire ]
." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
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]
." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
* 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...
." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
* 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 CĂ´te
* 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
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