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The arrondissement of Versailles is an arrondissement of France in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. It has 23 communes. Its population is 417,560 (2019), and its area is 187.2 km 2 (72.3 sq mi). Composition. The communes of the arrondissement of Versailles, and their INSEE codes, are:
- Palace of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles (/ v ɛər ˈ s aɪ, v ɜːr ˈ s aɪ /...
- Palace of Versailles
L'arrondissement de Versailles est une division administrative française située dans le département des Yvelines, en région Île-de-France. Jusqu'au 1 er janvier 1968, un arrondissement de Seine-et-Oise, plus étendu que l'arrondissement actuel, portait ce nom.
O Arrondissement de Versalhes é uma divisão administrativa francesa, localizada no departamento das Yvelines e a região Île-de-France . Até 1 de janeiro de 1968 um arrondissement do Sena e Oise, mais estendido que o arrondissement atual, portava esse nome. Composição atual. Cantão de Le Chesnay. Cantão de Montigny-le-Bretonneux. Cantão de Plaisir.
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The argument over the etymology of Versailles tends to privilege the Latin word versare, meaning "to keep turning, turn over and over", an expression used in medieval times for ploughed lands, cleared lands (lands that had been repeatedly "turned over"). This word formation is similar to Latin seminare ("to sow") which gave French semailles("sowing...
From May 1682, when Louis XIV moved the court and government permanently to Versailles, until his death in September 1715, Versailles was the unofficial capital of the kingdom of France. For the next seven years, during the Régence of Philippe d'Orléans, the royal court of the young King Louis XV was the first in Paris, while the Regent governed fr...
Versailles is located 17.1 km (10.6 mi) west-southwest from the centre of Paris. The city sits on an elevated plateau, 130 to 140 metres (425 to 460 ft) above sea level (whereas the elevation of the centre of Paris is only 33 m (108 ft) above sea level), surrounded by wooded hills: in the north the forests of Marly and Fausses-Reposes, and in the s...
Versailles has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). Summer days are usually warm and pleasant with average temperatures between 15 and 25 °C (59 and 77 °F), and a fair amount of sunshine. in the winter, sunshine is scarce; days are cool, and nights are cold but generally above freezing with low temperatures around 3 °C (37 °F).Light night frosts are h...
The name of Versailles appears for the first time in a medieval document dated 1038. In the feudal system of medieval France, the lords of Versailles came directly under the king of France, with no intermediary overlords between them and the king; yet they were not very important lords. At the end of the 11th century, the village curled around a me...
Versailles' primary cultural attraction is the Palace, with its ornately decorated rooms and historic significance. The Potager du roi is a kitchen garden created under Louis XIV to supply fruits and vegetables to the Court. It is officially recognized as a Remarkable Garden of France. The town also has other points of cultural notability; in recen...
Football Club de Versailles 78 is a semi-professional association footballclub founded in 1989. Their home stadium is the Stade de Montbauron, which has a capacity of 6,208 people.
The headquarters of the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University is located in the city, as well as the ISIPCA, a post-graduate school in perfume, cosmetics products and food flavour formulation.
Versailles is served by Versailles-Chantiers station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line, and on several national rail lines, including low-frequency TGVservice. Versailles is also served by two other stations on Paris RER line...
Versailles is twinnedwith: 1. Carthage, Tunisia 2. Gyeongju, South Korea 3. Nara, Japan 4. Potsdam, Germany 5. Taipei, Taiwan
Arrondissement of Versailles, (prefecture of the Yvelines department: Versailles) with 23 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 413,956 in 2016. History. In 1800 the arrondissements of Versailles and Mantes were established as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. The arrondissement of Rambouillet was created in 1812.
Géographie. Localisation. La commune de Versailles se trouve à 16,8 kilomètres au sud-ouest de la cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris 1. Bien qu'elle en soit le chef-lieu, elle est totalement excentrée par rapport au département des Yvelines, puisqu'elle est en fait limitrophe du département des Hauts-de-Seine. Communes limitrophes.
