Louveciennes
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First snow in Louveciennes by Alfred Sisley, 1870
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| Coordinates: 48°51′39″N 2°07′02″E / 48.8608°N 2.1172°ECoordinates: 48°51′39″N 2°07′02″E / 48.8608°N 2.1172°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Marly-le-Roi | |
| Intercommunality | Coteaux de Seine | |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | André Vanhollebeke | |
| Area1 | 5.37 km2 (2.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 7,404 | |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78350 / 78430 | |
| Elevation | 80–180 m (260–590 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
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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. |
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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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Sights[edit]
- 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
Culture[edit]
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 on 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.[1]
Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, died in Louveciennes 19 March 1987.[2]
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L'Aqueduc à Marly by Alfred Sisley, 1874
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Entrée du village de Voisins[3] by Camille Pissarro, 1872
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Road to Versailles at Louveciennes by Camille Pissarro, The Walters Art Museum.
History[edit]
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.
Economy[edit]
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.
Twin towns[edit]
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
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References[edit]
- ^ http://www.anaisnin.com/archives/petition.html
- ^ Leroy, Francis (2003). A Century of Nobel Prize Recipients: Chemistry, Physics, and Medicine (illustrated ed.). CRC Press. p. 141. ISBN 0-8247-0876-8., Extract of page 141
- ^ 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.
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External links[edit]
| 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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