Maisons-Laffitte





Commune in Île-de-France, France




































































Maisons-Laffitte
Commune

Château de Maisons-Laffitte
Château de Maisons-Laffitte


Coat of arms of Maisons-Laffitte
Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs


Location of Maisons-Laffitte







Maisons-Laffitte is located in France

Maisons-Laffitte

Maisons-Laffitte



Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs

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Maisons-Laffitte is located in Île-de-France (region)

Maisons-Laffitte

Maisons-Laffitte



Maisons-Laffitte (Île-de-France (region))

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Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 2°08′44″E / 48.9469°N 2.1456°E / 48.9469; 2.1456Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 2°08′44″E / 48.9469°N 2.1456°E / 48.9469; 2.1456
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton Sartrouville
Intercommunality CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government

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(2008–2014)
Jacques Myard
Area
1

 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population
(2006)2

 23,014
 • Density 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code

78358 /78600
Elevation 22–57 m (72–187 ft)
(avg. 38 m or 125 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Maisons-Laffitte is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the center.


Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century. Maisons-Laffitte is also known for its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, which is why the town is known as the "cité du cheval" and is compared with Newmarket in the United Kingdom.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Transport


  • 3 Notable residents


  • 4 Education


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History


Originally called Maisons-sur-Seine (meaning "Houses upon Seine"), the commune was officially renamed Maisons-Laffitte in 1882 in honor of banker Jacques Laffitte who financed the housing developments on the estate of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte.


The Château de Maisons-Laffitte has a secret passage to what once used to be part of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte but which is now a school - Collège de l'Ermitage.



Transport


Maisons-Laffitte is served by Maisons-Laffitte station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.



Notable residents




  • Pape-Philippe Amagou, basketball player


  • Grégory Baugé, cyclist


  • Eugène Louis Bouvier, zoologist


  • Jerzy Giedroyc, founder and editor of a leading Polish-émigré literary-political journal, Kultura


  • René Le Roy (1898 – 1985), classical flautist


  • Randy de Puniet, motorcycle racer


  • Odd Nerdrum, painter


  • Philippe Jaroussky, opera singer


  • Jean Cocteau, writer, filmmaker, and artist


  • James Winkfield, jockey, horse trainer


  • Anne Queffélec, pianist


  • Emma Watson (until the age of 5), actress


  • Barrett Ashley Johnson (until age of 3), composer and sculptor/painter



Education


Public schools:[1]



  • Six preschools/nurseries (maternelles): Bois-Bonnet, Clos-Lainé, Cocteau, Colbert, La Renarde, Montebello

  • Four elementary schools: Jehan Alain/André Ledreux, Colbert, Le Prieuré, Mansart

  • Junior high schools (collèges): Jean Cocteau and Le Prieuré

  • Senior high schools/sixth-form colleges: Lycée Évariste Galois (Sartrouville) and Lycée Les Pierres Vives (Carrières sur Seine)


Private schools:[1]




  • International School of France / L'Ermitage (preschool through senior high)

  • Sainte-Marie (preschool and elementary)

  • Ecole Montessori Internationale



See also


  • Communes of the Yvelines department


References


  • INSEE




  1. ^ ab "Liste des établissements." See the attendance boundaries




External links








  • Local website (in English)


  • Official website (in French)


  • Tourist Office (multi-lingual)

  • Pictures and history of Maisons-Laffitte ( French)













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