Limay | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Limay | |
  Limay  Limay | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′39″N 1°44′12″E / 48.9942°N 1.7367°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Limay |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Djamel Nedjar[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population | 17,626 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78335 /78520 |
| Elevation | 17–137 m (56–449 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Limay (French pronunciation: [limɛ]) 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 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from the center.
Limay lies across the Seine river from Mantes-la-Jolie.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,615 | — |
| 1975 | 9,024 | +4.54% |
| 1982 | 10,129 | +1.66% |
| 1990 | 12,660 | +2.83% |
| 1999 | 15,709 | +2.43% |
| 2007 | 15,873 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 16,128 | +0.32% |
| 2017 | 16,820 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
People
Composer Ernest Chausson owned an estate in Limay, and it was here that he died in a bicycle accident on his property.
Transportation
Limay is served by Limay station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Limay.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.