Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Template:For Template:Infobox French subdivision Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a new town and an agglomeration community in the French department of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles (new towns) of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. Its area is 119.2 km². In 2018, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines had a population of 228,312.<ref name=compar>Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.</ref> It is part of the much larger Paris metropolitan area, and is around Template:Convert west of the centre of Paris.

Administrative divisions

The communauté d'agglomération comprises 12 communes:<ref name=BANATIC>CA de Saint Quentin en Yvelines (N° SIREN : 200058782), BANATIC, accessed 4 November 2024.</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Template:Div col

1. Les Clayes-sous-Bois
2. Coignières
3. Élancourt
4. Guyancourt
5. Magny-les-Hameaux
6. Maurepas
7. Montigny-le-Bretonneux
8. Plaisir
9. Trappes
10. La Verrière
11. Villepreux
12. Voisins-le-Bretonneux

Of these communes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux is the most centrally located and has the largest population. The 2 most important communes are Trappes and Montigny.

Demographics

Its president is Jean-Michel Fourgous.<ref name="BANATIC" />

Until 2019, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines served as the start and finish point of the famous Paris–Brest–Paris bicycling endurance event.

Economy

Europcar has its head office in the business park of Val Saint-Quentin at Voisins-le-Bretonneux.<ref>"Legal information Template:Webarchive." Europcar. Retrieved on June 23, 2015. "and whose registered office is Bat OP, 2 rue René Caudron, 78960 Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France"</ref> It previously had its head office in the Immeuble Les Quadrants in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.<ref>"Our Headquarters Template:Webarchive." Europcar. Retrieved on 26 December 2011. "3 avenue du Centre Immeuble Les Quadrants 78881 St QUENTIN en Yvelines FRANCE "</ref>

At one time Bouygues had its head office in the Kevin Roche-designed Challenger complex in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It is now occupied by Bouygues Construction, one of the group's subsidiaries.<ref>"Contacts Template:Webarchive." Bouygues Construction. Retrieved on 27 December 2011. "Bouygues Construction Challenger 1, avenue Eugène Freyssinet Guyancourt 78061 St-Quentin-en-Yvelines France"</ref>

Le Golf National is a private golf course in Saint-Quentin. It hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sport

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Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

The city has a velodrome, the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2016 UEC European Track Championships. Next to the velodrome is also a BMX track.

Between 1991 and 2015, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines was the start and finish location for the Paris-Brest-Paris randonnée.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Education

Template:Expand section Universities:

• Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:

• Lycée les Sept Mares (Maurepas)
• Lycée Sonia Delaunay (Villepreux)
• Lycée Dumont d'Urville (Maurepas)
• Lycée Descartes de Montigny le Bretonneux
• Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot (Trappes)
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• Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse (Trappes)
• Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle (Trappes)
• Lycée de Villaroy (Guyancourt)
• Lycée Jean-Vilar (Plaisir)

International schools:

• Institut culturel franco-japonais (Montigny-le-Bretonneux)

External links

• The communauté d'agglomérationTemplate:'s website (in English)
• The communauté d'agglomérationTemplate:'s website (in French)