Arrondissement of Versailles
Encyclopedia
The arrondissement of Versailles is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Yvelines
département, in the Île-de-France
région
. It has 10 cantons
and 19 communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Yvelines
Yvelines
Yvelines is a French department in the region of Île-de-France.-History:Yvelines was created from the western part of the defunct department of Seine-et-Oise on 1 January 1968 in accordance with a law passed on 10 January 1964 and a décret d'application from 26 February 1965.It gained the...
département, in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (région)
Île-de-France is the wealthiest and most populated of the twenty-two administrative regions of France, composed mostly of the Paris metropolitan area....
région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 10 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 19 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Versailles are:- Le Chesnay
- Montigny-le-Bretonneux
- Plaisir
- Saint-Cyr-l'École
- Trappes
- Vélizy-Villacoublay
- Versailles-Nord
- Versailles-Nord-Ouest
- Versailles-Sud
- Viroflay
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Versailles, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
| 1. Bois-d'Arcy Bois-d'Arcy, Yvelines Bois-d'Arcy is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France.-References:*... (78073) |
2. Buc Buc, Yvelines Buc is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region.Its inhabitants are called Bucois, Bucoises.-Geography:Buc is located 21 km south west of Paris, France.... (78117) |
3. Châteaufort Châteaufort, Yvelines Châteaufort is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is located south of Versailles, and southwest of Paris.Châteaufort inhabitants are named Castelfortain.... (78143) |
4. Fontenay-le-Fleury Fontenay-le-Fleury Fontenay-le-Fleury is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*... (78242) |
| 5. Guyancourt Guyancourt Guyancourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.-Geography:... (78297) |
6. Jouy-en-Josas Jouy-en-Josas Jouy-en-Josas is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center.Jouy-en-Josas is home to the prestigious HEC School of Management.-Geography:... (78322) |
7. Le Chesnay Le Chesnay Le Chesnay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center-History:... (78158) |
8. Les Clayes-sous-Bois Les Clayes-sous-Bois Les Clayes-sous-Bois is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.-Transport:... (78165) |
| 9. Les Loges-en-Josas Les Loges-en-Josas Les Loges-en-Josas is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*... (78343) |
10. Montigny-le-Bretonneux Montigny-le-Bretonneux Montigny-le-Bretonneux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, of which it is the central and most populated... (78423) |
11. Plaisir Plaisir, Yvelines Plaisir is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.It borders among others on Élancourt , Trappes and Les-Clayes-sous-Bois .... (78490) |
12. Rocquencourt Rocquencourt Rocquencourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.It is mostly known for:* hosting a research unit of INRIA ;... (78524) |
| 13. Saint-Cyr-l'École Saint-Cyr-l'École Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr , which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945.The old buildings of the ESM are... (78545) |
14. Thiverval-Grignon Thiverval-Grignon Thiverval-Grignon is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*... (78615) |
15. Toussus-le-Noble Toussus-le-Noble Toussus-le-Noble is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-History:In 1969, the communes of Châteaufort and Toussus-le-Noble were separated from the Essonne department and added to Yvelines.-References:*... (78620) |
16. Trappes Trappes Trappes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.-Transport:... (78621) |
| 17. Versailles Versailles Versailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre... (78646) |
18. Viroflay Viroflay Viroflay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center and from the Palace of Versailles.... (78686) |
19. Vélizy-Villacoublay Vélizy-Villacoublay Vélizy-Villacoublay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris from the center and east of Versailles... (78640) |