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 in the
Île-de-France
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region in north-central
France
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. It is the location of
Château de Thoiry
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking reg ...
.
Sport
Stage 2 of The 2024 Paris–Nice Cycle Race began at Thoiry, March 3rd 2024.
See also
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Communes of the Yvelines department
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes o ...