Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁemi ʃəvʁøz] , literally Saint-Rémy near Chevreuse) is a commune in the Yvelines department, in the Île-de-France region of north-central France.

RER B line railway station
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Lake Beausejour in Saint Remy les Chevreuse
Lake Beausejour in Saint Remy les Chevreuse
Location of Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is located in France
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse is located in Île-de-France (region)
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse
Coordinates: 48°42′23″N 2°04′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonMaurepas
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Bavoil[1]
Area
1
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,747
  Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78575 /78470
Elevation66–169 m (217–554 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse station is the southwestern endpoint of the RER B line from Paris.[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,488    
1975 4,807+4.69%
1982 5,221+1.19%
1990 5,589+0.86%
1999 7,651+3.55%
2007 7,879+0.37%
2012 7,730−0.38%
2017 7,862+0.34%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

  • Pierre de Coubertin (1863–1937), often considered by some the father of the modern Olympic Games.
  • Eugène Imbert (1821–1898), 19th-century chansonnier, died here
  • André Wogenscky (1916–2004), French Modernist architect, and member of the Académie des beaux-arts.
  • Marta Pan (1923–2008), French abstract sculptor of Hungarian origin.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Plan RER, RATP
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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