Le Pecq () is a commune in the

Yvelines Yvelines () is a department in the western part of the Île-de-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 located in the western suburbs of

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, from the center of Paris.

Geography

The commune of Le Pecq is located in a loop of the

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 ...

river, west of

, at the foot of the chateau of

Saint-Germain-en-Laye Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the Kilometre Zero, centre of Paris. ...

. Le Pecq's territory is astride the two banks of the Seine and includes a small island, Corbière. It is highly urbanized except for Corbière island, which is partially protected as a nesting zone for migratory birds. Until after the Second World War, there were swimming baths on the island. Le Pecq was famous for two other establishments related to water: a spa exploiting springs on St-Germain hill and a natural water swimming pool which was 100 metres long with sand beaches. It borders the communes of

and Mareil-Marly in the west, Montesson and Le Mesnil-le-Roi (Carrières-sous-Bois district) to the north,

Croissy-sur-Seine Croissy-sur-Seine (, literally ''Croissy on Seine'') is a Communes of France, 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 o ...

and Le Vésinet in the east and Marly-le-Roi and Le Port-Marly to the south.

History

The first mention of Le Pecq came in 704. In that year, the Merovingian king Childebert III granted a charter to Fontenelle Abbey which included territory in Aupec - the modern Le Pecq. On 31 May 1875, a part of Le Pecq was detached and merged with parts of

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and

to create the commune of Le Vésinet.

Population

Economy

*Regional center of the "Lyonnaise des Eaux", water company which produces approximately 90 million cubic meters of drinking water per year, serving approximately 500 000 consumers in the west of Paris. *Home of th
Yacht Club of Le Pecq

Monuments

* Saint-Wandrille church: the current church, with triangular pediment, was built by the architect Sebastien Jan in 1739 on the site of an old church. * Saint-Thibault church: built of concrete and wooden in 1964 by the architects Perrouin, Lunel and Jung, surmounted by an arrow in wood veil 30 height meters. *Railway viaduct: work dating from 1847, :fr:Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare à Saint-Germain-en-Laye with iron bridges (later replaced by steel) over the two channels of the Seine, and on the left bank a viaduct of twenty stone arches leading to a tunnel into the cliff at Saint-Germaine-en-Laye, in use for RER A.

People

* Jacques Tati, born in Le Pecq on October 9, 1908, mime artist, cinema director and actor.

Politics

The town in Le Pecq is notable for being the town of residence of Alain Gournac: Senator of the Yvelines for the Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP) since 1995. A. Gournac also occupied the function of Mayor of the town between 1991 and 2013, year in which, following legislature forbidding Senators from also holding the title of Mayor, he was made to resign, leaving his seat to Laurence Bernard, also a member of the UMP.

Transport

The main transportation links in Le Pecq are the N13 which runs on the left bank of the Seine and secondary road D 186 connecting

with Paris which crosses the

at the Le Pecq bridge. This bridge was built in 1963. It has of flattened steel arches resting on two central concrete piers. Le Pecq is not served by the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Pecq is Le Vésinet – Le Pecq station on Paris RER line A. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Le Vésinet, from the town center of Le Pecq.

Twin towns - sister cities

References

*L'histoire du Pecq, Henri Giaberi, édition 2006

External links

Le Pecq official site (Site is in French)Le Pecq Yacht club (Site is in French)Local news of Le Pecq
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