Plaisir, Yvelines

Plaisir

The church and shops in Plaisir

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°49′06″N 1°56′50″E / 48.8183°N 1.9472°E / 48.8183; 1.9472Coordinates: 48°49′06″N 1°56′50″E / 48.8183°N 1.9472°E / 48.8183; 1.9472
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Plaisir
Government
  Mayor (2012) Joséphine Kollmannsberger
Area1 18.68 km2 (7.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 31,952
  Density 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 78490 / 78370
Elevation 92–173 m (302–568 ft)
(avg. 111 m or 364 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.

Plaisir 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, 29.5 km (18.3 mi) from the center of Paris.

It borders among others on Élancourt (south), Trappes (southeast) and Les-Clayes-sous-Bois (east).

Inhabitants are called Plaisirois.

It has a major shopping mall.

Twin towns

It is twinned with Lowestoft, England and Bad Aussee, Austria.

Transport

Plaisir is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line: Plaisir Les Clayes and Plaisir Grignon

Education

The commune has 17 preschools with 1,560 students and 13 elementary schools with 2,273 students, with a total of 3,843 students.[1]

Secondary schools in Plaisir:[1]

Secondary schools in nearby municipalities:[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Etablissements." Plaisir. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
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