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Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.7847222222°N 1.95888888889°E / 48.7847222222; 1.95888888889

Commune of Élancourt

Location
Elancourt map.png
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Administration
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Rambouillet
Canton Maurepas
Intercommunality Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Mayor Jean-Michel Fourgous
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 100–175 m (330–570 ft)
Land area1 8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population2 28,038  (2006)
 - Density 3,295 /km2 (8,530 /sq mi)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 78208/ 78990
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Élancourt is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

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Transport

Le quartier de la Clef de Saint-Pierre et la colline d'Élancourt
L'église Saint-Médard
La Commanderie de la Villedieu

Élancourt is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighboring commune of La Verrière, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.

Tourism

France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.

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