Louveciennes
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Marly-le-Roi |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux de Seine |
| Mayor | André Vanhollebeke (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 80–180 m (260–590 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,404 (2006) |
| - Density | 1,379 /km2 (3,570 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78350/ 78430 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°51′39″N 2°07′02″E / 48.8608°N 2.1172°E
Louveciennes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi.
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[edit] Sights
- Many castles from the 17th and 18th century (Chateau des Voisins, Chateau de Madame Du Barry, Chateau du Pont, Chateau du Parc, Chateau des Sources).
- The Château de Louveciennes, built in 1700 by Louis XIV and given to Madame du Barry by Louis XV.
- The Louveciennes Aqueduct of the Machine de Marly
[edit] Culture
Louveciennes was frequented by impressionist painters in the 19th century; according to the official site, there are over 120 paintings by Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, and Monet depicting Louveciennes.
The composer Camille Saint-Saëns lived in Louveciennes from 1865 to 1870.
Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, the most famous female painter of the 18th century, died in Louveciennes 30 March 1842.
Anaïs Nin was a popular Cuban novelist born in Neuilly, an area in Paris and lived in Louveciennes from 1930 to 1936 at 2 bis, rue Montbuisson. The start of her career as an author started in this very special town.[2]
Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, died in Louveciennes 19 March 1987.
[edit] History
Until 1964, Louveciennes belonged to the former Seine-et-Oise département.
NATO had barracks for SHAPE here from 1959–1967, and the American School of Paris was located nearby from 1959 to 1967.
[edit] Economy
After SHAPE left France, the French government allocated the property to CII, which soon thereafter became part of CII Honeywell Bull. Groupe Bull still has offices in Louveciennes.
[edit] Twin towns
Louveciennes is twinned with:
Radlett, United Kingdom, 20 km (12 mi) north of London - since 1983
Meersburg, Germany, at the shores of lake constance - since 1991
Vama, Romania, 450 km (280 mi) north of Bucarest - since 2000
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Le paysage est peint depuis l'actuelle avenue Saint-Martin, face à l'entrée du château de Voisins (derrière la charette). Il s'agit bien sûr du château actuel reconstruit en 1820.
- ^ http://www.anaisnin.com/archives/petition.html
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Louveciennes |
- Louveciennes official website (in French)
- American School alumni view of Louveciennes
- Church Saint Martin et Saint Blaise de Louveciennes
- Committee for partnership between Louveciennes and their twin towns (in French)
- Louveciennes 360 panoramas (French)
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