Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
The ÃŽle-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
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in north-central
France
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.
The inhabitants of the town of Carrières-sur-Seine are called ''Carrillons'' (masculine plural) or ''Carrillonnes'' (feminine plural) in French, not to confuse with "carillon(ne)s" which would translate into "Chimes" and "Ringing," respectively.
Victor Hugo
Victor-Marie Hugo, vicomte Hugo (; 26 February 1802 – 22 May 1885) was a French Romanticism, Romantic author, poet, essayist, playwright, journalist, human rights activist and politician.
His most famous works are the novels ''The Hunchbac ...
Secondary schools in nearby municipalities:
* Collège Lamartine (
Houilles
Houilles () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located from the center of Paris.
History
Until 2000, the command post of the French Navy's Ball ...
Sartrouville
Sartrouville () is a communes of France, commune in the Yvelines departments of France, department, ÃŽle-de-France, north central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, center of Paris.
Name
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Communes of the Yvelines department
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