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Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is a banlieue located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

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Trappes is a commune in France, situated within the Yvelines department and the arrondissement of Versailles. It serves as the capital of the canton of Trappes and is located in the Île-de-France region. The town has a population of 34,689, comprising 15,996 males and 16,588 females. Its area is 13.47 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 174 meters.

The commune shares borders with Les Clayes-sous-Bois, Élancourt, Magny-les-Hameaux, and Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis. Trappes is twinned with Castiglione del Lago, Congleton, Kopřivnice, and Podor. Its postal code is 78190, and it operates under the Europe/Paris timezone. The official name of the municipality is Trappes.

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Place details

Locality
Trappes
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Population
0

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Air quality

35US AQIGood
PM2.5
5.9 µg/m³
PM10
10.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Trappes
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Trappes Mairie.JPG
French commune.caption
The Hôtel de Ville
French commune.map size
270px
French commune.image coat of arms
Blason ville fr Trappes (Yvelines).svg
French commune.adjustable map
Trappes_map.png
French commune.map caption
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
French commune.arrondissement
Versailles
French commune.canton
Trappes
French commune.INSEE
78621
French commune.postal code
78190
French commune.mayor
Ali Rabeh
French commune.party
G.s
French commune.term
2021–2026
French commune.intercommunality
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
French commune.elevation min m
143
French commune.elevation max m
174

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Transport
  • Demographics
  • Crime
  • Education
  • Climate
  • Freedom of Trappes/Honorary Citizens of Trappes
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Trappes () is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is a banlieue located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

==History== The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 2000.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Trappes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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