Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi lɛ ʃəvʁøz] , literally Saint-Rémy near Chevreuse) is a commune in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region of north-central France.
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | |
|---|---|
 Lake Beausejour in Saint Remy les Chevreuse | |
Location of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse  | |
  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′23″N 2°04′21″E / 48.7064°N 2.0725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Maurepas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Bavoil[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 7,747 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78575 /78470 |
| Elevation | 66–169 m (217–554 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse station is the southwestern endpoint of the RER B line from Paris.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,488 | — |
| 1975 | 4,807 | +4.69% |
| 1982 | 5,221 | +1.19% |
| 1990 | 5,589 | +0.86% |
| 1999 | 7,651 | +3.55% |
| 2007 | 7,879 | +0.37% |
| 2012 | 7,730 | −0.38% |
| 2017 | 7,862 | +0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Notable people
edit- Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), often considered by some the father of the modern Olympic Games.
- Eugène Imbert (1821–1898), 19th-century chansonnier, died here
- André Wogenscky (1916–2004), French Modernist architect, and member of the Académie des beaux-arts.
- Marta Pan (1923–2008), French abstract sculptor of Hungarian origin.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Plan RER, RATP
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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