Mantes-la-Ville

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For other places called Mantes, see Mantes (disambiguation).


Commune of Mantes-la-Ville
Administration
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).
France

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 ParisRouen 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