Villiers-Saint-Fréderic

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

Town hall

Coat of arms
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

Coordinates: 48°49′16″N 1°53′24″E / 48.821°N 1.890°E / 48.821; 1.890Coordinates: 48°49′16″N 1°53′24″E / 48.821°N 1.890°E / 48.821; 1.890
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Montfort-l'Amaury
Intercommunality Cœur d'Yvelines
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Sylvain Durand
Area1 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 2,759
  Density 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 78683 / 78640
Elevation 53–171 m (174–561 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 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.

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for the vehicles.[1][2]

The commune residents also hold a large number of films, warehoused at Rambouillet. In 1990, a fire broke out in the warehouse and many one-of-a-kind reels of film were destroyed.[3]

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
"Cour de la Ferme" in the centre of the village 

References

  1. "Major changes at Sandouville to prepare for future Trafic, Renault press release". October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  2. "WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Automobile Seat". US Fed News. October 3, 2008.
  3. de Roux, Emmanuel (May 13, 1990). "Race against time to save French film archives". Guardian Weekly. p. 14.

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