Voisins-le-Bretonneux
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Location within Île-de-France region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Chevreuse |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Mayor | Alexis Biette |
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| Elevation | 145–169 m (476–554 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 12,775 (2006) |
| - Density | 5,368 /km2 (13,900 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78688/ 78960 |
| 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°45′33″N 2°03′06″E / 48.7592°N 2.0517°E
Voisins-le-Bretonneux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 24.1 km (15.0 mi) from the center in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
Voisins-le-Bretonneux is twinned with the Scottish town of Irvine.
[edit] Transport
Voisins-le-Bretonneux is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Voisins-le-Bretonneux is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the town center of Voisins-le-Bretonneux.
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