Porchefontaine is a neighborhood which is located into the south-east of Versailles

Versailles

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, in Yvelines

Yvelines

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 department of France

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It was a working class neighborhood with mainly houses.

Since the 1970s, the working class has been replaced by white collar workers

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It is a nice living area with two schools, its small downtown and its green area thanks to the Versailles' forest, sport complex and horse riding. It is surrounded by wooded hills: the forests of Satory and Meudon.

See also the French Wikipedia site http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porchefontaine

External links

• Porchefontaine on Google Maps
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