Élancourt () is a commune in the

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.department, and the

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (; ; ) is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France, with an official estimated population of 12,271,794 residents on 1 January 2023. Centered on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the cou ...

region, north central

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. It is located in the western suburbs of

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "

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" of

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 ...

Transport

Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is

La Verrière station La Verrière () is a railway station serving La Verrière, a western suburb of Paris, France. It is situated on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by Transilien Line N trains from Paris-Montparnasse to Rambouillet, and it is the terminus ...

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 sc ...

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

Population

Tourism

France Miniature France Miniature is a miniature park tourist attraction in Élancourt, France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Gui ...

is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park. The

Colline d'Élancourt Colline d'Élancourt, previously known Colline de la Revanche, is a hill located in Élancourt in the French department of Yvelines. With a height of 231 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in Yvelines and Île-de-France. The Eiffel ...

, an artificial hill made by

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, is the highest point in

. It is a public park, and hosted the

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events during the

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in Paris.

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, all in nearby Maurepas.

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (, ; UVSQ), also known as Paris-Saclay University (), is a French public university created in 1991, located in the Departments of France, department of Yvelines and, since 2002, in Hauts-de-Sein ...

provides tertiary educational services in the area.

Twin towns – sister cities

Élancourt is twinned with: * Laubach, Germany, since 1975 *

Cassina de' Pecchi Cassina de' Pecchi ( ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Milan, in Lombardy, northern Italy. The comune is bounded by other communes of Cernusco sul Naviglio, Bussero, Gorgonzola, Melzo and Vignate. Cassina de' Pecchi has re ...

, Italy, since 1997 *

Gräfenhainichen Gräfenhainichen () is a town in Wittenberg district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Geography The town was the seat of the offices of the administrative community (''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'') of Tor zur Dübener Heide until it was disbanded in Jan ...

, Germany, since 2003 *

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, Malta

References

External links

* http://www.ville-elancourt.fr/ Communes of Yvelines Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines {{Yvelines-geo-stub