Les Mureaux

Les Mureaux
Commune
The town hall in Les Mureaux

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°59′15″N 1°55′02″E / 48.9875°N 1.9172°E / 48.9875; 1.9172Coordinates: 48°59′15″N 1°55′02″E / 48.9875°N 1.9172°E / 48.9875; 1.9172
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton Les Mureaux
Intercommunality CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
 • Mayor François Garay
Area1 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 32,942
 • Density 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 78440 /78130
Elevation 18–53 m (59–174 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.

Les Mureaux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, 35.9 km (22.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Transport

Les Mureaux is served by Les Mureaux station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Education

There are eleven preschools, eleven elementary schools, three junior high schools, and two senior high schools/sixth form colleges in Les Mureaux.[1]

Junior high schools:

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:

  • Lycée professionnel et technologique Jacques-Vaucanson
  • Lycée général et technologique François-Villon

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Les Mureaux is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Liste des établissements." Les Mureaux. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.


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