Les Mureaux
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The Hôtel de Ville | |
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| Coordinates: 48°59′15″N 1°55′02″E / 48.9875°N 1.9172°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Les Mureaux |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | François Garay[1] |
Area 1 | 11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 34,151 |
| • Density | 2,848/km2 (7,377/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78440 /78130 |
| Elevation | 18–53 m (59–174 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Les Mureaux (French pronunciation: [le myʁo] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, 35.9 km (22.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1962.[3]
Population
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Transport
Les Mureaux is served by Les Mureaux station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Education
There are eleven preschools, eleven elementary schools, three junior high schools, and two senior high schools/sixth form colleges in Les Mureaux.[6]
Junior high schools:
- Collège Paul-Verlaine
- Collège Jules-Verne
- Collège Jean-Vilar
Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:
- Lycée professionnel et technologique Jacques-Vaucanson
- Lycée général et technologique François-Villon
International relations
Les Mureaux is twinned with:[7]
- Idar-Oberstein, Germany
- Margate, United Kingdom
- Nonantola, Italy
- Sosnowiec, Poland
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Top 10 des trésors du patrimoine architectural des Mureaux: Voyage à travers l'histoire". Infos Yvelines. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Les Mureaux, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Liste des établissements." Les Mureaux. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ^ "Comité de jumelage". lesmureaux.fr (in French). Les Mureaux. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Mureaux.
- Official website (in French)