Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
| Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | |
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Lake Beausejour in Saint Remy les Chevreuse | |
  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | |
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Location within Île-de-France region  Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′23″N 2°04′21″E / 48.7064°N 2.0725°ECoordinates: 48°42′23″N 2°04′21″E / 48.7064°N 2.0725°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Chevreuse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–20) | Agathe Becker |
| Area1 | 9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)2 | 7,826 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78575 / 78470 |
| Elevation |
66–169 m (217–554 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) |
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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. | |
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is a commune in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region of north-central France.
RER B line railway station
It has the southernmost station and endpoint of the RER B line from Paris.
Notable people
- Pierre de Coubertin — considered by some the father of the modern Olympic Games.
- Eugène Imbert (1821–1898) — 19th-century chansonnier, died here
See also
References
External links
Media related to Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse at Wikimedia Commons
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