Bois-le-Roi () is a
commune in the
Seine-et-Marne
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department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central
France
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. The commune is located to the west of the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
and shares 2 bridges to the neighbouring
Chartrettes
Chartrettes () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. The commune is located to the west of the Seine and shares 2 bridges to the neighbouring Bois-Le-Roi.
Weather
During winter the ...
.
Tourism
Many
Parisians
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usually go to explore Bois-le-Roi during the holidays. Popular destinations include the Eglise Saint Pierre which is a small church, the Ô de Sermaize which is a
wellness spa and the ÃŽle de Loisirs de Bois-le-Roi which is a beach on the
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called ''Bacots''.
Transportation
Bois-le-Roi is served by the
Bois-le-Roi station
Bois-le-Roi station () is a railway station in Bois-le-Roi, Île-de-France, France. The station is at kilometric point (KP) 50.896 on the Paris–Marseille railway line. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by SNCF. The stat ...
on the
Transilien Paris-Lyon
Transilien Line R is a railway line of the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this line travel between Paris-Gare-de-Lyon in central Paris, as well as from Melun station in the suburbs, and the south-east of ÃŽle-de-France ...
.
See also
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References
External links
1999 Land Use, from IAURIF (Institute for Urban Planning and Development of the Paris-Île-de-France région)*
Communes of Seine-et-Marne
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