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Guyancourt
Sign in to saveGuyancourt () 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 of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
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Guyancourt is a commune in France, situated within the Yvelines department and the arrondissement of Versailles. It is part of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines area and shares borders with Versailles, Buc, Châteaufort, and Magny-les-Hameaux. The town’s earliest written record dates to 1065. Its administrative territory spans an area of 13 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 167 meters.
The population of Guyancourt is 29,778, comprising 14,153 males and 14,480 females. The commune uses the postal code 78280 and operates in the Central European Summer Time zone. It is associated with the canton of Montigny-le-Bretonneux for electoral purposes. Guyancourt is twinned with the administrative body of Pegnitz.
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Place details
- Locality
- Guyancourt
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 31,989
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Guyancourt
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Léglise (5831605588).jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Church of Saint-Victor in Guyancourt
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Guyancourt (Yvelines).svg
- French commune.map size
- 270px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Guyancourt_map.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
- French commune.arrondissement
- Versailles
- French commune.canton
- Montigny-le-Bretonneux
- French commune.INSEE
- 78297
- French commune.postal code
- 78280
- French commune.mayor
- François Morton
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
- French commune.elevation m
- 138
- French commune.area km2
- 13.0
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Prehistoric
- Antiquity
- The religious life
- Guyancourt and the Palace of Versailles
- French revolution
- The Franco-Prussian War of 1870
- The 1900s
- The end of the twentieth century
- Population
- Culture
- International relations
- Notable people
- Economy
- Industrial fabric
- Education
- Higher education and research
- Primary and secondary schools
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- External links
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 of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
==Geography== The commune of Guyancourt comprises several districts. The first of them, corresponding to the old village, is known as "le village", the others are named: Bouviers (Herdsmen), ancient hamlet of the village Les Garennes (the warrens) L'Europe (Europe) Le Pont du Routoir (the bridge over the retting pit) Les Saules (the Willows) Le Parc (the Park) Les Chênes (the Oaks) Villaroy (the recently constructed districts of the city)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Guyancourt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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