Vaucresson

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Vaucresson | ||
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Commune | ||
The town hall of Vaucresson | ||
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Paris and inner ring départements | ||
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| Coordinates: 48°50′21″N 2°09′28″E / 48.8392°N 2.1578°E / 48.8392; 2.1578Coordinates: 48°50′21″N 2°09′28″E / 48.8392°N 2.1578°E / 48.8392; 2.1578 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Hauts-de-Seine | |
| Arrondissement | Nanterre | |
| Canton | Saint-Cloud | |
| Intercommunality | Grand Paris | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor .mw-parser-output .noboldfont-weight:normal (2008–2014) | Virginie Michel-Paulsen | |
| Area 1 | 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 8,979 | |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 92076 /92420 | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Vaucresson is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is in the Hauts-de-Seine department 13.9 kilometres (8.6 mi) from the center of Paris.
The people who live in the commune are called Vaucressonais. Vaucresson contains abundant parkland; 22 of its 308 hectares are classed as natural zones. Today Vaucresson is principally a wealthy residential community, and has the ninth-highest household income of any commune in France.[1]
Contents
1 Culture
2 Transport
3 Education
4 Personalities
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Culture
Vaucresson has a movie theatre called "Cinema Normandie". There is also a cultural centre, "La Montgolfiere", which offers many activities and cultural exhibits. The name was given as a reminder of the first hot air balloon which set off from the Chateau de Versailles the 19 September 1783 and landed in Vaucresson, carrying a duck, a rooster and a lamb.
Transport
Vaucresson is served by Vaucresson station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Education
Public schools:
- Two preschools: Ecole maternelle des Grandes-Fermes and Ecole maternelle des Peupliers[2]
- Two elementary schools: Ecole élémentaire du Coteau and Ecole élémentaire des Peupliers[2]
- Collège public Yves-du-Manoir[3]
Lycée Alexandre Dumas in nearby Saint-Cloud serves students from Vaucresson.[3]
Special schools:
Groupe Scolaire Toulouse-Lautrec (junior and senior high school)[3]
Private schools:
Cours Suger privé (junior and senior high school)[3]
Personalities
Jean Ferrat, author, poet and singer, was born here in 1930.
Yves du Manoir, French rugby player, born here in 1904
See also
- Communes of the Hauts-de-Seine department
References
- INSEE
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^ ab "Le Service des affaires scolaires." Vaucresson. Retrieved on September 7, 2016.
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External links
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Official site (in French)
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