Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
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![]() The town hall in Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
![]() Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Voisins-le-Bretonneux | |
Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 2°03′06″E / 48.7592°N 2.0517°E / 48.7592; 2.0517 | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
Canton | Maurepas |
Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandra Rosetti |
Area | 2.38 km (0.92 sq mi) |
Population | 10,721 |
• Density | 4,500/km (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) |
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi/247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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.
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 |
Transport※
Voisins-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※
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Parc_d%27affaires_Le_Val_Saint_Quentin_%C3%A0_Voisins-le-Bretonneux_le_23_juin_2015_-_6.jpg/220px-Parc_d%27affaires_Le_Val_Saint_Quentin_%C3%A0_Voisins-le-Bretonneux_le_23_juin_2015_-_6.jpg)
The commune has the head office of Europcar.
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.
Education※
As of 2016 the municipality's preschools had 408 students, while the elementary schools had 766 students. The municipality puts these schools into six groups.
- 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※
Voisins-le-Bretonneux is twinned with:
Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
Łuków, Poland
Schenefeld, Germany
See also※
References※
- ^ "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※
- Official website
- Official website (in French)