Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi lɛ ʃəvʁøz] (
listen), literally Saint-Rémy near Chevreuse) is a commune in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region of north-central France.
RER B line railway station
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 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Maurepas |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Bavoil |
| Area 1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,806 |
| • Density | 810/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. | |
It has the westernmost station and endpoint of the RER B line from Paris.
Notable people
- Pierre de Coubertin — considered by some the father of the modern Olympic Games.
- Eugène Imbert (1821–1898) — 19th-century chansonnier, died here
- André Wogenscky (1916 - 2004) was a French Modernist architect, and member of the Académie des beaux-arts.
- Marta Pan (1923-2008) was a French abstract sculptor of Hungarian origin.
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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