Maisons-Laffitte
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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 | Maisons-Laffitte |
| Mayor | Jacques Myard (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 22–57 m (72–187 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| Land area1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 23,014 (2006) |
| - Density | 3,409 /km2 (8,830 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78358/ 78600 |
| 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°56′49″N 2°08′44″E / 48.9469°N 2.1456°E
Maisons-Laffitte 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 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the center.
Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century. Maisons-Laffitte is also known for its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, which is why the town is known as the "cité du cheval" and is compared with Newmarket in the United Kingdom.
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History [edit]
Originally called Maisons-sur-Seine (meaning "Maisons upon Seine"), the commune was officially renamed Maisons-Laffitte in 1882 in honor of banker Jacques Laffitte who financed the housing developments on the estate of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte.
The Château de Maisons-Laffitte has a secret passage to what once used to be part of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte but which is now a school - Collège de l'Ermitage.
Transport [edit]
Maisons-Laffitte is served by Maisons-Laffitte station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Notable residents [edit]
- Pape-Philippe Amagou basketball player
- Grégory Baugé cyclist
- Jerzy Giedroyc founder and editor of a leading Polish-émigré literary-political journal, Kultura
- Randy de Puniet motorcycle racer
- Odd Nerdrum painter
- Philippe Jaroussky opera singer
- Jean Cocteau, writer, filmmaker, and artist
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External links [edit]
- Local website (in English)
- Official website (in French)
- Pictures and history of Maisons-Laffitte ( French)
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