Coignières is a commune

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...

 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...

 department 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....

 region

Régions of France

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 in north-central France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

Coignières is situated 18 km (11.2 mi) southwest of 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...

. Its neighbours include Maurepas

Maurepas, Yvelines

Maurepas 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.-demography:-History:...

 to the north, Mesnil-Saint-Denis

Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis

Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Demographics:-References:*...

 and Lévis-Saint-Nom

Lévis-Saint-Nom

Lévis-Saint-Nom is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-References:*...

 to the east, Essarts-le-Roi

Les Essarts-le-Roi

Les Essarts-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-References:*...

 to the south and Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré

Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré

Saint-Rémy-l'Honoré is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.-External links:*...

 to the west.

The village is roughly 170 m above sea level, fairly flat except to the west where there is a valley with the Mauldre river which runs from the area called la Maison Blanche to the north.

Coignières is connected by the RN10 route nationale 10

Route nationale 10

Route nationale 10, or RN 10, is a trunk road in France between Paris and frontier with Spain.-Reclassification:Unlike many other Route nationales the road retains its status along the majority of its route...

 which traverses the commune from the northeast to the southwest, and given the amount of traffic it effectly divides the commune in two. Coignières train station is located on the Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

-Chartres

Chartres

Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...

 train line and runs parallel to the RN10.

The commune is quite well developed with new housing and commercial zones near Maurepas

Maurepas, Yvelines

Maurepas 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.-demography:-History:...

 and beyond the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a new town in the French département of Yvelines. It is one of the original five villes nouvelles of Paris and was named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. The town was built from a greenfield site starting in the 1960s. In...

 region. There is also a large industrial zone (le Marais) between the RN10 and the railway line.

Part of the commune to the west is still a partly wooded rural area (Bois des Hautes Bruyères).

Finally, the GR 11

GR 11 (France)

GR 11 is a long-distance footpath in the Île-de-France region of France. It is part of an extensive national network of rural hiking trails. It follows a circular route around Paris, going through the départements of Val d'Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Essonne and Yvelines. Towns passed through include...

footpath also cuts across the commune from east to west.