Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
Yvelines
Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207.department in the
ÃŽle-de-France
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region
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in north-central France. It is a suburban town on the western outskirts of
Paris
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.
Croissy contains the two campuses of the
British School of Paris
The British School of Paris (BSP) is a coeducational private day school in Croissy-sur-Seine, France, in Paris' western suburbs.
Numbering approximately 600 pupils aged between 3 and 18, it is the only British School Overseas in France accredi ...
, and was
Russia
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's base camp for
UEFA Euro 2016
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.
Geography
Croissy is located on a loop of the river
Seine
The Seine ( , ) is a river in northern France. Its drainage basin is in the Paris Basin (a geological relative lowland) covering most of northern France. It rises at Source-Seine, northwest of Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plat ...
, which forms its eastern, southern, and western boundaries. Croissy's landward neighbours are
Chatou
Chatou () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the ÃŽle-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest ...
Le Pecq
Le Pecq () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-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 ...
In good traffic conditions, the centre of Paris is 20 minutes from Croissy; in daily commuting conditions, it can take up to one hour.
Croissy is not directly served by rail transportation since the commune wants to keep the area residential. The nearest RER station is Chatou–Croissy (on the RER A line St Germain branch). The nearest SNCF service is at
Bougival
Bougival () is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. It is located west from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the River Seine, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine. In ...
.
Education
Public schools in the commune include:Etablissements scolaires " Croissy-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
Preschools:
* Écoles maternelle Les Cerisiers
* Écoles maternelle
Jean Moulin
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Elementary schools:
* École primaire Jules Verne
* École primaire Leclerc
There is one public junior high school, Collège public Jean Moulin.
The
British School of Paris
The British School of Paris (BSP) is a coeducational private day school in Croissy-sur-Seine, France, in Paris' western suburbs.
Numbering approximately 600 pupils aged between 3 and 18, it is the only British School Overseas in France accredi ...
Bougival
Bougival () is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in Northern France. It is located west from the centre of Paris, on the left bank of the River Seine, on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine. In ...
)
* École primaire Jeanne d'Arc Notre Dame (
Chatou
Chatou () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the ÃŽle-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest ...
Émile Augier
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Biography
Augier was born at Valence, Drôme, the grandson of Pigault Lebrun, an ...
(1820-1889), playwright, academician, died there.
* Daniel Authouart (° 1943), painter.
*
Pierre Balmain
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(1914-1982), couturier.
*
Paul Barras
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Earl ...
(1755-1829), conventional, member of the Executive Board.
* Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), Empress of the French.
*
Michel Delpech
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Family
Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th January in 1946 in Cou ...
(1855-1941), writer, literary critic, died there.
* Ernest Goüin (1815-1885), industrialist.
* Roger Henrard (1900-1975), aerial photographer, died there.
*
Eugène Labiche
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In the 1860s, he reached his peak with a series of successe ...
(1815-1888), playwright.
* Max Lazard (1875-1953), economist and sociologist was born there.
*
Pierre-Jean Mariette
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(1694-1794), engraver and librarian in Paris, famous art historian.
*
Claude Monet
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(1840-1926), impressionist painter.
*
Roger Pierre
Roger Pierre (30 August 1923 – 23 January 2010) was a French comedian and actor.
Early life
Roger Pierre was born on 30 August 1923 in Paris, France.
Career
Pierre and Jean-Marc Thibault were one of France's most popular comedy acts. Working r ...
Charlotte Rampling
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(° 1946), actress.
*
Auguste Renoir
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Albert Robida
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(1848-1926), illustrator, caricaturist and journalist, is buried there.
* Camille Robida (1880-1938), architect, son of the previous, is buried in a vault designed by himself.
* Claudia Victrix (1888-1976), singer and film actress.
* Raà Souza Vieira de Oliveira (° 1965), footballer, when he played at Paris-Saint-Germain.
See also
*
Communes of the Yvelines department
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes o ...