Voisins-le-Bretonneux (French pronunciation: [vwazɛ̃ lə bʁətɔnø] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 24.1 km (15.0 mi) from the centre in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
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 The town hall in Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Voisins-le-Bretonneux  | |
  Voisins-le-Bretonneux  Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 2°03′06″E / 48.7592°N 2.0517°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Maurepas |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandra Rosetti[1] |
Area 1 | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 10,721 |
| • Density | 4,500/km2 (12,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78688 /78960 |
| Elevation | 145–169 m (476–554 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 680 | — |
| 1975 | 2,132 | +17.73% |
| 1982 | 5,229 | +13.67% |
| 1990 | 11,220 | +10.01% |
| 1999 | 12,153 | +0.89% |
| 2007 | 12,153 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 11,470 | −1.15% |
| 2017 | 11,088 | −0.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
editVoisins-le-Bretonneux has no Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail station. The closest station to Voisins-le-Bretonneux is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines–Montigny-le-Bretonneux station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the town centre of Voisins-le-Bretonneux.
Economy
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The commune has the head office of Europcar.[4]
In 2010, the median income per household was 60 262 € (=80,148.46 USD 2010), ranking Voisins-le-Bretonneux 37th among the 31,525 communes with more than 39 households in metropolitan France.[5]
Education
editAs of 2016[update] the municipality's preschools had 408 students, while the elementary schools had 766 students. The municipality puts these schools into six groups.[6]
- Groupe scolaire Les 40 Arpents
- Groupe scolaire La Grande Île
- Groupe scolaire Les Pépinières
- Groupe scolaire Le Bois de la Garenne
- Groupe scolaire Le Lac
- Groupe scolaire La Sente des Carrières
There is also a private primary school, Les Tilleuls.
Twin towns – sister cities
editVoisins-le-Bretonneux is twinned with:[7]
Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Łuków, Poland
Schenefeld, Germany
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.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Legal information Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine." Europcar. Retrieved on June 23, 2015. "and whose registered office is Bat OP, 2 rue René Caudron, 78960 Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France"
- ^ "Indicateurs de structure et de distribution des revenus en 2010 | Insee". www.insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-07-16.
- ^ "Groupes scolaires." Voisins-le-Bretonneux. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ^ "Jumelage". voisins78.fr (in French). Voisins-le-Bretonneux. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
External links
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- Official website
- Official website (in French)
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