Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Administrative divisions
The communauté d'agglomération comprises 12 communes:
Of these communes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux is the most centrally located and has the largest population. The 2 most important communes are Trappes and Montigny.
Demographics
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Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 51,393 | — |
1975 | 109,484 | +11.41% |
1982 | 163,605 | +5.91% |
1990 | 204,010 | +2.80% |
1999 | 224,259 | +1.06% |
2007 | 227,888 | +0.20% |
2012 | 226,469 | −0.12% |
2017 | 229,353 | +0.25% |
Populations of the area corresponding with the communauté d'agglomération at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE |
Its president is Jean-Michel Fourgous.
Until 2019, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines served as the start and finish point of the famous Paris–Brest–Paris bicycling endurance event.
Economy
Europcar has its head office in the business park of Val Saint-Quentin at Voisins-le-Bretonneux. It previously had its head office in the Immeuble Les Quadrants in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
At one time Bouygues had its head office in the Kevin Roche-designed Challenger complex in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It is now occupied by Bouygues Construction, one of the group's subsidiaries.
Le Golf National is a private golf course in Saint-Quentin. It hosted the 2018 Ryder Cup.
Sport
The city has a velodrome, the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It was built between 2011 and 2014 and hosted the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2016 UEC European Track Championships. Next to the velodrome is also a BMX track.
Between 1991 and 2015, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines was the start and finish location for the Paris-Brest-Paris randonnée.
Education
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Universities:
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:
- Lycée les Sept Mares (Maurepas)
- Lycée Sonia Delaunay (Villepreux)
- Lycée Dumont d'Urville (Maurepas)
- Lycée Descartes de Montigny le Bretonneux
- Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot (Trappes)
- Lycée d'hôtellerie et de tourisme de Guyancourt
- Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse (Trappes)
- Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle (Trappes)
- Lycée de Villaroy (Guyancourt)
- Lycée Jean-Vilar (Plaisir)
International schools:
References
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 6 April 2022.
- ^ CA de Saint Quentin en Yvelines (N° SIREN : 200058782), BANATIC, accessed 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Intercommunalité-Métropole de CA de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (200058782) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Legal information Archived 2015-06-23 at the Wayback Machine." Europcar. Retrieved on June 23, 2015. "and whose registered office is Bat OP, 2 rue René Caudron, 78960 Voisins-le-Bretonneux, France"
- ^ "Our Headquarters Archived 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine." Europcar. Retrieved on 26 December 2011. "3 avenue du Centre Immeuble Les Quadrants 78881 St QUENTIN en Yvelines FRANCE "
- ^ "Bouygues reste fidèle à son architecte". Le Journal du Net (in French). Retrieved 7 July 2010.
- ^ "Contacts Archived 2011-12-29 at the Wayback Machine." Bouygues Construction. Retrieved on 27 December 2011. "Bouygues Construction Challenger 1, avenue Eugène Freyssinet Guyancourt 78061 St-Quentin-en-Yvelines France"
- ^ "France beats favourites Spain to host 2018 Ryder Cup". BBC Sport. May 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Paris-Brest-Paris 2019". www.paris-brest-paris.org. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
External links
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