Le Vésinet
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Commune of Le Vésinet |
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| Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
| Coordinates | 48° 53′ 41″ N 2° 07′ 59″ E |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Le Vésinet |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Boucle de la Seine |
| Mayor | Robert Varèse (2008-2014) |
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| Elevation | 26 m–47 m |
| Land area¹ | 5.0 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
15,921 |
| - Density | 3,184/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 78650/ 78110 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Le Vésinet is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 16.4 km (10.2 miles) from the center of Paris.
Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many English-style gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne Comte Choulot.
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[edit] History
The commune of Le Vésinet was created on May 31, 1875 by detaching a part of the territory of Chatou and merging it with a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine and a part of the territory of Le Pecq.
[edit] Transport
Le Vésinet is served by two stations on Paris RER line A: Le Vésinet – Centre and Le Vésinet – Le Pecq.
[edit] Sister cities
Le Vésinet is twinned as a sister city with the following:
Oakwood, Ohio
Outremont, Quebec
Unterhaching, Germany
Worcester, England
Hunters Hill, Australia (pact of friendhood)[1]
[edit] Heritage
Le Vésinet was the first "ville-parc" to be built in France[citation needed]. It has many green places, lakes and lavish mansions.
 Woodcottage |
 The park des Ibis |
[edit] References
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