Villepreux (French: [vilpʁø] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France located about 12 km west of Versailles, in the plaine de Versailles, almost in line with the perspective of the Grand Canal (an axis corresponding to the former Allée royale de Villepreux).
Villepreux | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 48°49′51″N 2°00′11″E / 48.8308°N 2.0031°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-l'École |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Baptiste Hamonic[1] |
Area 1 | 10.40 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 11,150 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78674 /78450 |
| Elevation | 82–155 m (269–509 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editThe municipality, in low relief, is marked in the northern part of the depression of the valley ru Gally, and its tributaries, the ru de l'Oisemont and the ru de l'Arcy. The municipality is still largely rural. Urbanization is about 15% of the area, developed in the southern part, in the vicinity of Clayes-sous-Bois in the area served by railway services from Paris and Versailles.
The commune is primarily a historical village established around a castle built by the Francini family which today belongs to the family of the counts of Saint-Seine.
Further south, towards the SNCF train station, is the La Haie Bergerie quarter, a subdivision created by Jacques Riboud and his architect Roland Predieri -who later became the Mayor of Villepreux. Since the early 1960s terraced houses have since been rehabilitated by new generations of owners.
Towards the west, is a new division called Trianon, near the Pointe-à-l'Ange area, with built-up quality buildings, pavilions, and lush fields on the edge of the municipality of Chavenay. This is also the Val Joyeux area, another subdivision of 400 houses, dating from the post-war period and small newer residential houses and apartments on the edge of the forest of Bois d'Arcy.
The center has moved from the old village to the new neighborhoods.
The town is crossed in its southeastern part (Val Joyeux) by the l'aqueduc de l'Avre.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,926 | — |
| 1975 | 8,377 | +2.75% |
| 1982 | 7,398 | −1.76% |
| 1990 | 8,776 | +2.16% |
| 1999 | 9,601 | +1.00% |
| 2007 | 9,878 | +0.36% |
| 2012 | 9,927 | +0.10% |
| 2017 | 10,947 | +1.98% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Education
editPreschools:[4]
- Le Clos Crozatier
- Le Prieuré
- Le Val Joyeux
Elementary schools:[4]
- Jacques Gillet
- Jean de la Fontaine (Buildings A and B)
- Gérard Philipe
- Le Rased
There is one junior high school, Collège Léon Blum, and one senior high school/sixth form college, Lycée Sonia Delaunay.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ a b c "Les établissements." Villepreux. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
External links
edit- Home page (in French)
- Villepreux FC (Soccer club)
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