Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric (French pronunciation: [vilje sɛ̃ fʁedeʁik]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
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Coordinates: 48°49′16″N 1°53′24″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Aubergenville
Intercommunality	Cœur d'Yvelines
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Sylvain Durand[1]
Area 1	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,231
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78683 /78640
Elevation	53–171 m (174–561 ft) (avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for the vehicles.^[3][4]

The commune residents also store many films, warehoused at Rambouillet. In 1990, a fire broke out in the warehouse and many one-of-a-kind reels of film were destroyed.^[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	946	—
1975	1,198	+3.43%
1982	1,410	+2.35%
1990	2,306	+6.34%
1999	2,386	+0.38%
2007	2,718	+1.64%
2012	2,730	+0.09%
2017	2,838	+0.78%
Source: INSEE[6]

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  "Cour de la Ferme" in the centre of the village