Vaucresson () is a

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in the western suburbs of

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. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine department from the center of Paris. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a wealthy residential community, and has the ninth-highest household income of any commune in France.

Population

The people who live in the commune are called ''Vaucressonais'' in French.

Culture

Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Montgolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the Chateau de Versailles the 19 September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb.

Transport

Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the

Transilien Line L Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare is one of the sectors in the Paris Transilien suburban rail network. The trains on this sector depart from Gare Saint-Lazare in central Paris and serve the north and north-west of Île-de-France region with Transilien ...

suburban rail line.

Education

Public schools: * Two preschools: Ecole maternelle des Grandes-Fermes and Ecole maternelle des PeupliersLe Service des affaires scolaires
" Vaucresson. Retrieved on September 7, 2016. * Two elementary schools: Ecole élémentaire du Coteau and Ecole élémentaire des Peupliers * Collège public Yves-du-ManoirEtablissements secondaires et BTS
" Vaucresson. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.

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serves students from Vaucresson. Special schools: *

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(junior and senior high school) Private schools: * Cours Suger privé (junior and senior high school)

Personalities

Jean Ferrat Jean Ferrat (born Jean Tenenbaum; 26 December 1930 – 13 March 2010) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He specialized in singing poetry, particularly that of Louis Aragon. He had a left-wing sympathy that found its way into a few songs. ...

, author, poet and singer, was born here in 1930. * Yves du Manoir, French rugby player, born here in 1904

References

External links

Official site
(in French) Communes of Hauts-de-Seine {{HautsSeine-geo-stub