Élancourt
Élancourt | |
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Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
Canton | Trappes |
Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Fourgous[1] |
Area 1 | 8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 26,082 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78208 /78990 |
Elevation | 100–175 m (328–574 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Élancourt (French pronunciation: new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Transport
Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is
Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of La Verrière
, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.
Population
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Tourism
France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.
Education
The commune has 13 preschools and 10 elementary schools.[5]
Public junior high schools in Élancourt:[6]
- 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,
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services in the area.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
Élancourt is
twinned with:[8]
- Laubach, Germany, since 1975
- Cassina de' Pecchi, Italy, since 1997
- Gräfenhainichen, Germany, since 2003
- Attard, Malta
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Élancourt, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Les groupes scolaires." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b "Collèges et Lycées." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "L’Université." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Jumelages". elancourt.fr (in French). Élancourt. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
External links
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