La Queue-les-Yvelines
| La Queue-les-Yvelines | ||
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  La Queue-les-Yvelines | ||
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Location within Île-de-France region  La Queue-les-Yvelines | ||
| Coordinates: 48°48′22″N 1°46′10″E / 48.8061°N 1.7694°ECoordinates: 48°48′22″N 1°46′10″E / 48.8061°N 1.7694°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet | |
| Canton | Montfort-l'Amaury | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Michèle Argy | |
| Area1 | 5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 2,061 | |
| • Density | 360/km2 (930/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78513 / 78940 | |
| Elevation |
96–188 m (315–617 ft) (avg. 180 m or 590 ft) | |
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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. | ||
La Queue-les-Yvelines (official spelling[1]) (written as La Queue-lez-Yvelines by municipality) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
People
- Louise de Maisonblanche, Baroness of La Queue, illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV of France and Claude de Vin des Œillets died here in 1718.
See also
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