Élancourt

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Élancourt
Commune
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Élancourt Hill
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Élancourt Hill
Coat of arms of Élancourt
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Élancourt
Élancourt is located in France
Élancourt
Élancourt
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°E / 48.7847; 1.9589Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°E / 48.7847; 1.9589
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonTrappes
IntercommunalitySaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Fourgous
Area
1
8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
25,575
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78208 /78990
Elevation100–175 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: [elɑ̃kuʁ] (About this soundlisten)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport[]

St. Medardus' Church
Commandry of the Villedieu

Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and 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[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 300—    
1800 327+1.24%
1806 327+0.00%
1821 312−0.31%
1831 374+1.83%
1836 388+0.74%
1841 352−1.93%
1846 360+0.45%
1851 336−1.37%
1856 307−1.79%
1861 382+4.47%
1866 488+5.02%
1872 632+4.40%
1876 602−1.21%
1881 598−0.13%
1886 626+0.92%
1891 614−0.39%
1896 655+1.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 598−1.80%
1906 634+1.18%
1911 709+2.26%
1921 915+2.58%
1926 910−0.11%
1931 986+1.62%
1936 838−3.20%
1946 884+0.54%
1954 900+0.22%
1962 729−2.60%
1968 861+2.81%
1975 10,629+43.19%
1982 20,129+9.55%
1990 22,584+1.45%
1999 26,655+1.86%
2007 27,613+0.44%
2012 26,488−0.83%
2017 25,400−0.84%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE (1968-2017)[3]

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.[4]

Public junior high schools in Élancourt:[5]

  • 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, Lycée Dumont d’Urville and Lycée Polyvalent des 7 Mares, all in nearby Maurepas.[5]

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services in the area.[6]

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Élancourt is twinned with:[7]

See also[]

  • Communes of the Yvelines department

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Élancourt, EHESS. (in French)
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Les groupes scolaires." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Collèges et Lycées." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "L’Université." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "Jumelages". elancourt.fr (in French). Élancourt. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

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