Élancourt
Commune
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Colline d'Élancourt
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Colline d'Élancourt
Coat of arms of Élancourt
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Élancourt
Élancourt is located in France
Élancourt
Élancourt
Élancourt is located in Île-de-France (region)
Élancourt
Élancourt
Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°E / 48.7847; 1.9589
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonTrappes
IntercommunalitySaint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Michel Fourgous[1]
Area
1
8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
26,082
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78208 /78990
Elevation100–175 m (328–574 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Élancourt (French pronunciation: [elɑ̃kuʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department, and the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

St. Medardus' Church
Commandry of the Villedieu

Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of La Verrière, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 300—    
1800 327+1.24%
1806 327+0.00%
1821 312−0.31%
1831 374+1.83%
1836 388+0.74%
1841 352−1.93%
1846 360+0.45%
1851 336−1.37%
1856 307−1.79%
1861 382+4.47%
1866 488+5.02%
1872 632+4.40%
1876 602−1.21%
1881 598−0.13%
1886 626+0.92%
1891 614−0.39%
1896 655+1.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 598−1.80%
1906 634+1.18%
1911 709+2.26%
1921 915+2.58%
1926 910−0.11%
1931 986+1.62%
1936 838−3.20%
1946 884+0.54%
1954 900+0.22%
1962 729−2.60%
1968 861+2.81%
1975 10,629+43.19%
1982 20,129+9.55%
1990 22,584+1.45%
1999 26,655+1.86%
2007 27,613+0.44%
2012 26,488−0.83%
2017 25,400−0.84%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Tourism

France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.

Education

The commune has 13 preschools and 10 elementary schools.[5]

Public junior high schools in Élancourt:[6]

  • Collège de l’Agiot
  • Collège de la Clef de Saint-Pierre
  • Collège Louis Pergaud

In addition the community is served by Collège Alexandre Dumas and two public senior high schools/sixth form colleges, Lycée Dumont d’Urville and Lycée Polyvalent des 7 Mares, all in nearby Maurepas.[6]

Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services in the area.[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Élancourt is twinned with:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Élancourt, EHESS (in French).
  4. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ↑ "Les groupes scolaires." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Collèges et Lycées." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "L’Université." Élancourt. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Jumelages". elancourt.fr (in French). Élancourt. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
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