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
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in north-central
France
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.
Public transport
L'Étang-la-Ville is served by the T13 Express tram and the
Transilien Line L
Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of ÃŽle-de-France region with Transilien ...
L'Étang-la-Ville
L'Étang-la-Ville () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
Public transport
L'Étang-la-Ville is served by the T13 Express tram and the Transilien Line L train. There is an interchange station ...
and a tram station at L'Étang les Sablons.
In addition there are several bus services, most notably a 6-day per week service to Saint-Germain-en-Laye. In addition to services terminating at the tram/train interchange there is a weekday inter-station service which connects L'Etang-les-Sablons with L'Étang-la-Ville via the town center.
Geography
The commune is effectively surrounded on the north, south and west by the
Forêt de Marly The Forêt de Marly (known as the forêt de Cruye until the 18th century) is a 2000 hectare forest estate in Yvelines, between Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Versailles (city), Versailles about 15 km to the west of Paris. It is about 12 km lo ...
with a physical barrier formed by the railway lines of the St-Nom-la-Bretèche branch of the
Transilien Line L
Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of ÃŽle-de-France region with Transilien ...
and the
Grande Ceinture Ouest
The Grande ceinture Ouest line (French - ''Ligne Grande ceinture Ouest'', or GCO) is a 10 km long section of the Grande Ceinture de Paris, located in Yvelines and reopened to the public on 12 December 2004, after being closed to passengers fo ...
.
Urban development of the forested area is effectively prohibited which prevents any further urban sprawl. Development of green spaces within the town or densification of existing development are the only avenues for further population growth.
Communes of the Yvelines department
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes o ...