La Verrière | |
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Town hall | |
![]() Location of La Verrière | |
| Coordinates:48°45′33″N1°57′47″E / 48.7592°N 1.9631°E /48.7592; 1.9631 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
| Canton | Trappes |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Nicolas Dainville[1] |
Area 1 | 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 6,142 |
| • Density | 3,470/km2 (8,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78644 /78320 |
| Elevation | 166–175 m (545–574 ft) (avg. 169 m or 554 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Verrière (French pronunciation:[lavɛʁjɛʁ]ⓘ) is acommune in theYvelinesdepartment in theÎle-de-France in north-centralFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 2,868 | — |
| 1975 | 6,219 | +11.69% |
| 1982 | 6,674 | +1.01% |
| 1990 | 6,187 | −0.94% |
| 1999 | 6,053 | −0.24% |
| 2007 | 6,125 | +0.15% |
| 2012 | 5,962 | −0.54% |
| 2017 | 6,715 | +2.41% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
La Verrière station is served byTransilien trains to Paris and Rambouillet.
Built in the 1970s to house employees of the Renault factory in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, the housing project in the Bois de l'Etang district will be partially demolished and completely rehabilitated in the coming years, including the demolition of three social housing blocks.[4]
Preschools and elementary schools in La Verrière:[5][6]
Preschools:[5]
Collège intercommunal Philippe de Champaigne inLe Mesnil-Saint-Denis serves the junior high school students of La Verrière.[7]
Area senior high schools/sixth form colleges are located in other communes:[7]
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services.[7]