Marly-le-Roi
Appearance
Marly-le-Roi | |
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Coordinates: 48°52′03″N 2°05′41″E / 48.8675°N 2.0947°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
Canton | Chatou |
Intercommunality | CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Yves Perrot |
Area 1 | 6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 16,531 |
• Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78372 /78160 |
Elevation | 48–179 m (157–587 ft) (avg. 127 m or 417 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Marly-le-Roi 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, 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the centre of Paris.
Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly, the famous leisure residence of the Sun King Louis XIV which was destroyed after the French Revolution. The Marly-le-Roi National Estate and Park now occupies much of the grounds of the former château, including restored waterways and lawns.
Demographics
The inhabitants are called Marlychois or less commonly Marlésiens.
Transport
Marly-le-Roi is served by Marly-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
International relations
Twin towns – sister cities
Marly-le-Roi is twinned with:[2]
- Kita, Mali
- Leichlingen, Germany
- Marlow, England, United Kingdom
- Viseu, Portugal
See also
- Communes of the Yvelines department
- Château de Marly
- Machine de Marly
- Marly series - Paintings of Marly by Alfred Sisley
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Jumelage". marlyleroi.fr (in French). Marly-le-Roi. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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