Mantes-la-Ville
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- For other places called Mantes, see Mantes (disambiguation).
Commune of Mantes-la-Ville | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de Mantes-en-Yvelines |
Statistics | |
Land area¹ | 6.06 km² |
Population² (1999 census) |
19,231 |
- Density (1999) | 3,173/km² |
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
Mantes-la-Ville is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 48.6 km. (30.2 miles) from the center of Paris.
Mantes-la-Ville is located at the confluence of the Seine and the Vaucouleurs. The Paris–Rouen rail line separates Mantes-la-Ville from the larger commune of Mantes-la-Jolie. The A13 autoroute to Normandy also passes through Mantes-la-Ville.
Inhabitants are called Mantevillois in French.
[edit] Economy
Mantes-la-Ville is the headquarters of two world-renowned makers of wind instruments: Buffet Crampon, which makes clarinets, and Selmer, which makes saxophones.
There is an industrial park on the old site of Cellophane.
[edit] Transport
Mantes-la-Ville is served by Mantes – Station, an interchange station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines.
[edit] Culture
The Mantes-la-Ville Orchestral Ensemble is led by Jean-Luc Fillon