Élancourt

Élancourt
Neighbourhood of Clef de Saint-Pierre and Élancourt Hill
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°ECoordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847°N 1.9589°E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Maurepas
Intercommunality	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
• Mayor (2001 - (in office))	Jean-Michel Fourgous
Area^1	8.51 km^2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	28,038
• Density	3,300/km^2 (8,500/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78208 / 78990
Elevation	100–175 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Élancourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in 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 (SNCF) 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.

Tourism

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

Twin towns

Élancourt is twinned with:

• Laubach, Germany, since 1975
• Cassina de' Pecchi, Italy, since 1997
• Gräfenhainichen, Germany, since 2003

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE

External links

• http://www.ville-elancourt.fr/