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Croissy-sur-Seine

Coordinates: 48°52′42″N 2°08′36″E / 48.8783°N 02.1433°E / 48.8783; 02.1433
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Croissy-sur-Seine
Château de Croissy-sur-Seine; Town hall
Coat of arms of Croissy-sur-Seine
Location of Croissy-sur-Seine
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Croissy-sur-Seine is located in France
Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine is located in Île-de-France (region)
Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 48°52′42″N 2°08′36″E / 48.8783°N 02.1433°E / 48.8783; 02.1433
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonChatou
IntercommunalityCA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Roger Davin[1]
Area
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3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
10,399
 • Density3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78190 /78290
Elevation19–34 m (62–112 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croissy-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [kʁwasi syʁ sɛn], literally Croissy on Seine) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris.

Croissy contains the two campuses of the British School of Paris,[3] and was Russia's base camp for UEFA Euro 2016.

Geography

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Croissy is located on a loop of the river Seine, which forms its eastern, southern, and western boundaries. Croissy's landward neighbours are Chatou, Le Vésinet, and Le Pecq.

  • Area: 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
  • Average altitude: 26 m

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,035—    
1975 6,845+1.82%
1982 7,090+0.50%
1990 9,098+3.17%
1999 9,835+0.87%
2007 10,100+0.33%
2012 10,063−0.07%
2017 9,701−0.73%
Source: INSEE[4]

Features

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The "centre-ville" provides a reasonable number of shops from bakeries to banks. An active morning market takes place on Fridays and Sundays.

There are several parks, some situated on the islands in the Seine. The commune is home to the 13th century chapel of St Leonard, situated near the banks of the Seine.

The Musée de la Grenouillère brings to life the famous floating café "La Grenouillère" where Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir met at the end of the summer of 1869 to paint their first Impressionist paintings. The museum presents a collection of paintings, engravings and objects in a beautiful era atmosphere and organizes exhibitions.

Transport

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In good traffic conditions, the centre of Paris is 20 minutes from Croissy; in daily commuting conditions, it can take up to one hour.

Croissy is not directly served by rail transportation since the commune wants to keep the area residential. The nearest RER station is Chatou–Croissy (on the RER A line St Germain branch). The nearest SNCF service is at Bougival.

Education

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Public schools in the commune include:[5]

Preschools:

  • Écoles maternelle Les Cerisiers
  • Écoles maternelle Jean Moulin

Elementary schools:

  • École primaire Jules Verne
  • École primaire Leclerc

There is one public junior high school, Collège public Jean Moulin.[5]

The British School of Paris, a private school, is located in Croissy by the Seine.[3]

Nearby private schools:[5]

  • École et collège Sainte-Thérèse (Bougival)
  • École primaire Jeanne d'Arc Notre Dame (Chatou)
  • Ecole Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Le Vésinet)
  • Le Bon Sauveur (Le Vésinet) - preschool through senior high school/sixth form college
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See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Our History". The British School of Paris. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ a b c "Etablissements scolaires." Croissy-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.
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