Plaisir, Yvelines
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| Commune of Plaisir | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 01° 56' 50" E |
| Latitude | 48° 49' 06" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Département | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Plaisir (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | none as of 2005 |
| Mayor | Joël Regnault (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 92 m–173 m (avg. 111 m) |
| Land area¹ | 18.68 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
31,045 |
| - Density (1999) | 1,662/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78490/ 78370 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq. mi. or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Plaisir is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 29.5 km. (18.3 miles) 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. It is twinned with the East Anglian town of Lowestoft.
[edit] Transport
Plaisir is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line: Plaisir – Les Clayes and Plaisir – Grignon
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