Marly-le-Roi 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

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 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

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. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris

Paris

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 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the centre

Kilometre Zero

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.

Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly

Château de Marly

The Château de Marly was a relatively small French royal residence located in what has become Marly-le-Roi, the commune that existed at the edge of the royal park. The town that originally grew up to service the château is now a dormitory community for Paris....

, the famous leisure residence of the Sun King Louis XIV

Louis XIV of France

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 which was destroyed after the French Revolution

French Revolution

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. The park of the now destroyed château has been restored with its waterways and lawns.

Transport

Marly-le-Roi is served by Marly-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Twin towns

Marly-le-Roi is twinned with: Gura Humorului

Gura Humorului

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, Romania

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 Kita

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, Mali

Mali

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 Leichlingen

Leichlingen

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, Germany

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 Marlow

Marlow, Buckinghamshire

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, United Kingdom

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 Viseu

Viseu

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, Portugal

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