Le Vésinet

Le Vésinet (French: [lə.vezinɛ] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris, 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the center of Paris.

Le Vésinet
Commune
The town hall in Le Vésinet
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet (Île-de-France (region))
Coordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°07′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonChatou
IntercommunalityCA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Coradetti
Area
1
5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
15,889
 • Density3,200/km2 (8,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78650 /78110
Elevation26–47 m (85–154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many public gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne Comte Choulot.

History

The commune of Le Vésinet was created on 31 May 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.

Geography

Le Vésinet is located in a bend of the Seine, but has no access to the river. It is 16.4 km (10.2 mi) west of Paris and 4 km east of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The surrounding communes are Chatou on the east, Croissy-sur-Seine on the south, Le Pecq on the west, and Montesson on the north.

The terrain is an alluvial plain ranging from 28 meters near Le Pecq to 45 meters in altitude at the end of the Route de Montesson, with a gentle slope from northeast to southwest.

The commune is entirely urbanized, principally with single-family dwellings. Green space comprises 20 percent of the territory. There are a number of lakes: the lac Supérieur, the lac Inférieur, the lac de la Station, the lac de Croissy, and the Grand lac (with a large central island, l'Île des Ibis) also called Lac des Ibis. These lakes are linked by nearly 4 km of artificial streams called les Petites Rivières.

Parc des Ibis

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1872 2,285—    
1876 2,465+7.9%
1881 3,329+35.1%
1886 4,460+34.0%
1891 4,342−2.6%
1896 4,895+12.7%
1901 5,414+10.6%
1906 5,680+4.9%
1911 6,353+11.8%
1921 7,610+19.8%
1926 9,405+23.6%
1931 11,222+19.3%
YearPop.±%
1936 11,712+4.4%
1946 13,020+11.2%
1954 15,665+20.3%
1962 17,964+14.7%
1968 18,459+2.8%
1975 17,986−2.6%
1982 17,272−4.0%
1990 15,945−7.7%
1999 15,928−0.1%
2006 16,419+3.1%
2009 16,159−1.6%
2015 15,884−1.7%
Sainte-Marguerite
Rose Palace
Wood Cottage
Villa Olivia
Sainte-Pauline

International relations

Le Vésinet is twinned as a sister city with the following:

Sights

Le Vésinet was the first "ville-parc" to be built in France.[3] It has many green spaces, lakes, and lavish mansions.

The following are notable buildings:

  • L'hôpital du Vésinet (72 avenue de la Princesse), built by Eugène Laval in 1859
  • Sainte-Marguerite (place de l'Eglise), built by Louis-Auguste Boileau from 1862 to 1865, the first non-industrial building in France built of concrete
  • Villa Berthe ou La Hublotière (72 route de Montesson), built by Hector Guimard in 1896.
  • Pink Palace (12 rue Diderot), built on the model of the Grand Trianon in Versailles by Arthur Schweitzer about 1900
  • Wood Cottage (122 boulevard des Etats-Unis), classified as a historic monument in 2000. Built in 1864 by Tricotel, a landscaping firm.
  • Villa Olivia (12 avenue Rembrandt) built by Pierre-Joseph Olive
  • Sainte-Pauline, built in 1905

Since 1997, Le Vésinet has received the ultimate distinction of four flowers in the national competition for villes fleuris.

Transport

Le Vésinet is served by two stations on Paris RER line A: Le Vésinet – Centre and Le Vésinet – Le Pecq.

Education

The following public schools are in Le Vésinet:[4]

Preschools:

  • Ecole maternelle Centre
  • Ecole maternelle Charmettes
  • Ecole maternelle La Borde
  • Ecole maternelle Princesse
  • Ecole maternelle Les Cygnes

Elementary schools:

  • Ecole élémentaire Merlettes
  • Ecole élémentaire Pallu
  • Ecole élémentaire Pasteur
  • Ecole élémentaire Princesse

Secondary schools:

  • Collège du Cèdre (junior high school)
  • Lycée Alain (senior high school/sixth form college)

Private schools:[5]

  • Bon-Sauveur (preschool through senior high school)
  • Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc (preschool and elementary school)
  • Sainte-Odile (preschool and elementary school)
  • Ecole Saint-Charles (elementary school)

International school:

  • Malherbe International School (nursery through middle school) [6]

Le Vésinet is served by the Bibliothèque intercommunale du Vésinet, a library.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Ville du Vésinet
  3. Ville du Vésinet
  4. "Etablissements scolaires publics." Le Vésinet. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  5. "Etablissements privés." Le Vésinet. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  6. "Malherbe International School" Le Vésinet, retrieved on December 27, 2020.
  7. "Bibliothèque intercommunale du Vésinet." Le Vésinet. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
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