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Le Mesnil-le-Roi
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commune in Yvelines, France
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Le Mesnil-le-Roi is a commune in France, situated within the Yvelines department and the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. It has also been located in Seine-et-Oise. The municipality borders Maisons-Laffitte, Montesson, Le Pecq, and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and is positioned next to the Seine river. Its official name includes Mesnil-Carrières.
The area covers 3.25 square kilometers with an elevation of 71 meters above sea level. The population is 6,425, comprising 3,006 males and 3,286 females. The postal code is 78600, and the associated electoral district is the canton of Sartrouville. Le Mesnil-le-Roi is a member of the Concours des villes et villages fleuris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Carrières-sous-Bois
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,515
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Île-de-France
- Department
- Yvelines
- Arrondissement
- Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Canton
- Sartrouville
- Intercommunality
- CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
- Mayor 2026 32
- Aline Billet
- Area
- 3.27 km (1.26 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 6,332
- Density
- 1,940/km (5,020/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 78396 /78600
- Elevation
- 20–71 m (66–233 ft) , (avg. 42 m or 138 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Mesnil-Carrières
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- Population
- 6332
- Area
- 3.25
- Elevation
- 39
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Seine
- Official website
- www.lemesnilleroi.com
- Image
- Le Mesnil-le-Roi - Mairie.jpg
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- Commons category
- Le Mesnil-le-Roi
- postal code
- 78600
- associated electoral district
- canton of Sartrouville
- male population
- 3006
- female population
- 3286
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-1-34-93-26-00
- fax number
- +33-1-39-62-21-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Le Mesnil-le-Roi ( French pronunciation: [lə menil lə ʁwa] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is about 3.5 km (2 mi) from Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
The name "Mesnil" comes from Latin: mansionilis meaning "little estate". The name "Le Mesnil-le-Roi" could be said "The King's small estate" (Francis I). On the other hand, the name of Mesnil-le-Roi in the time of the French Revolution was Le Mesnil-Carrières, "Mesnil quarries".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Mesnil-le-Roi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.