Le Vésinet () is a suburban

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in the

Yvelines Yvelines () is a Departments of France, department in the western part of the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the

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in north-central

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. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of western

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Si ...

, from the centre of Paris. In 2019, it had a population of 15,943. Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many public gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne, comte de Choulot.

History

The commune of Le Vésinet was created on 31 May 1875 by detaching a part of the territory of

Chatou Chatou () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest side of the Seine river about from the city's center. ...

and merging it with a part of the territory of

Croissy-sur-Seine Croissy-sur-Seine (, literally ''Croissy on Seine'') is a commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It is a suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. M ...

and a part of the territory of

Le Pecq Le Pecq () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the center of Paris. Geography The commune of Le Pecq is located in a loop of the Se ...

Geography

Le Vésinet is located in a bend of the

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, but has no access to the river. It is 16.4 km (10.2 mi) west of

and 4 km east of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The surrounding communes are

on the east,

on the south,

on the west, and

Montesson Montesson () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris. Transport in Montesson is served by buses with T-tickets as well as by several Paris-subur ...

on the north. The terrain is an alluvial plain ranging in altitude from 28 meters near Le Pecq to 45 meters at the end of the ''Route de Montesson'', with a gentle slope from northeast to southwest. The commune is entirely urbanized, principally with single-family dwellings. Green space comprises 20 percent of the territory. There are a number of lakes: the ''lac Supérieur'', the ''lac Inférieur'', the ''lac de la Station'', the ''lac de Croissy'', and the ''Grand lac'' (with a large central island, ''l'Île des Ibis'') also called ''Lac des Ibis''. These lakes are linked by nearly 4 km of artificial streams called ''les Petites Rivières''.

Population

Sights

Le Vésinet was the first "ville-parc" to be built in France. It has many green spaces, lakes, and lavish mansions. The following are notable buildings: *L'hôpital du Vésinet (72 avenue de la Princesse), built by

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from 1862 to 1865, the first non-industrial building in France built of concrete *Villa Berthe ou La Hublotière (72 route de Montesson), built by

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in 1896. *Pink Palace (12 rue Diderot), built on the model of the

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about 1900 *Wood Cottage (122 boulevard des Etats-Unis), classified as a historic monument in 2000. Built in 1864 by Tricotel, a landscaping firm. *Villa Olivia (12 avenue Rembrandt) built by

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*Sainte-Pauline, built in 1905 Since 1997, Le Vésinet has received the ultimate distinction of four flowers in the national competition for ''villes fleuries''.

Transport

Le Vésinet is served by two stations on Paris RER line A: Le Vésinet – Centre and Le Vésinet – Le Pecq.

Education

The following public schools are in Le Vésinet: Preschools: *Ecole maternelle Centre *Ecole maternelle Charmettes *Ecole maternelle La Borde *Ecole maternelle Princesse *Ecole maternelle Les Cygnes Elementary schools: *Ecole élémentaire Merlettes *Ecole élémentaire Pallu *Ecole élémentaire Pasteur *Ecole élémentaire Princesse Secondary schools: *Collège du Cèdre (junior high school) *

Lycée Alain Lycée Alain is a senior high school/sixth form college in Le Vésinet, Yvelines, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. It is named after Émile Chartier Émile-Auguste Chartier (; 3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), commonly known as Alain (), w ...

(senior high school/sixth form college) Private schools: * Bon-Sauveur (preschool through senior high school) * Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc (preschool and elementary school) * Sainte-Odile (preschool and elementary school) * Ecole Saint-Charles (elementary school) International school: * Malherbe International School (nursery through middle school) Le Vésinet is served by the Bibliothèque intercommunale du Vésinet, a library.Bibliothèque intercommunale du Vésinet
" Le Vésinet. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.

Twin towns – sister cities

Le Vésinet is twinned with: * Oakwood, United States * Outremont (Montreal), Canada *

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, Germany *

Villanueva de la Cañada Villanueva de la Cañada is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. Located 30 km north-west from Madrid, the municipality covers an area of 34.92 km2. Geographically, it sits on a large plain, in which there are several promo ...

, Spain *

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, England, United Kingdom Le Vésinet also has friendly relations with

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in Australia.

References

External links

Official website
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