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Le Vésinet |
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Location within Île-de-France region
Le Vésinet
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Le Vésinet |
| Intercommunality | Boucle de la Seine |
| Mayor | Robert Varèse (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 26–47 m (85–154 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 16,950 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,390 /km2 (8,800 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78650/ 78110 |
| 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. | |
Le Vésinet (pronounced: [lə ve.zi.nɛ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the center.
Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many English-style gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne Comte Choulot.
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The commune of Le Vésinet was created on 31 May 1875 by detaching a part of the territory of Chatou and merging it with a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine and a part of the territory of Le Pecq.
Le Vésinet is served by two stations on Paris RER line A: Le Vésinet – Centre and Le Vésinet – Le Pecq.
Le Vésinet is twinned as a sister city with the following:
Le Vésinet was the first "ville-parc" to be built in France. It has many green places, lakes and lavish mansions.
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