Le Vésinet
Commune in Île-de-France, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Le Vésinet (French: [lə vezinɛ] ⓘ) is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of western Paris, 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the centre of Paris.
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Le Vésinet | |
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Coordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°07′59″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
Canton | Chatou |
Intercommunality | CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Coradetti[1] |
Area 1 | 5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 15,646 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78650 /78110 |
Elevation | 26–47 m (85–154 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many public gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne, comte de Choulot.