Les Clayes-sous-Bois

Les Clayes-sous-Bois
Commune
The town hall in Les Clayes-sous-Bois

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°49′00″N 1°59′00″E / 48.8167°N 1.9833°E / 48.8167; 1.9833Coordinates: 48°49′00″N 1°59′00″E / 48.8167°N 1.9833°E / 48.8167; 1.9833
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Versailles
Canton Plaisir
Intercommunality Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
 • Mayor Véronique Coté-Millard
Area1 6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population (2015)2 17,645
 • Density 2,900/km2 (7,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 78165 /78340

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.

Les Clayes-sous-Bois is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the center. The Clayes-sous-Bois inhabitants are called "Clétiens" (possibly translated "Cletians").

Saint-Martin church
Chateau of Les Clayes-sous-Bois

Transport

Les Clayes-sous-Bois is served by Villepreux – Les Clayes station on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line and by an efficient bus station that links the town to Versailles, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and a few other communes around.

Culture, places and remarkable sites

St Martin Church: the oldest building in the town. Its nave is from the 11th century, the choir and the sanctuary were built during 14th and 15th centuries. The church has Roman and Gothic elements all over its structure. The original bell-tower was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War. It was rebuilt decades afterward. The religious building was devoted to St Martin of Tours under the rule of King Henry III in the 16th century. During the Second World War, the church was partly destroyed by bombs. In 1949, it was fixed and restored by the Mayor's office.

Castle: Several castles were built in the commune. Nowadays, only two bare towers remain in the Park of Diane (King Henry II's favourite), vestiges of the castle of the Delaborne House in the XIXth Century.

The Park of Diane: this location is registered at the cultural office since 2003. The main element is the famous Arbre de Diane (Tree of Diane), which was seeded in 1556 by (or for?) Diane of Poitiers, lover of the King Henry II.

Education

Preschools[1]

  • André Briquet
  • Paul Langevin
  • La Bretechelle
  • Henri Prou
  • Le Chêne Sorcier
  • René Coty
  • Nouveau Cottage

Primary schools:[1]

  • Marcel Pagnol
  • Jean Jaurès
  • Henri Prou
  • Victor Hugo
  • René Coty
  • Paul Eluard

The commune has two junior high schools: La Fosse aux Damnes and Anatole France. Lycée Jean-Vilar in Plaisir and Lycée Sonia Delaunay in Villepreux are nearby.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Etablissements scolaires." Les Clayes-sous-Bois. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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