Chatou

Chatou

Church of Notre-Dame in Chatou

Coat of arms

Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°53′23″N 2°09′26″E / 48.8897°N 2.1573°E / 48.8897; 2.1573Coordinates: 48°53′23″N 2°09′26″E / 48.8897°N 2.1573°E / 48.8897; 2.1573
Country France
Region Île-de-France
Department Yvelines
Arrondissement Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton Chatou
Intercommunality Boucle de la Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Ghislain Fournier
Area1 5.08 km2 (1.96 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 30,585
 • Density 6,000/km2 (16,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 78146 / 78400
Elevation 22–58 m (72–190 ft)

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.

Chatou is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest side of the Seine river about 14 km (9 mi) from the city's center.

History

On May 31, 1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Le Pecq and a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine to create the commune of Le Vésinet. It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals.

Avenue Brimont
Front view
Rear view

Chatou is also the host of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party) in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.

On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the nazis shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs".[1]

Maison Fournaise Restaurant
Surrounding area
Front view
Side view
Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise

Transport

Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A.

Education

The community has eight public preschools, five public elementary schools, and two public junior high schools. Schools include:[2]

Elementary:

Junior high schools:

There are also the following private schools:[3]

Lycée Alain, a public senior high school/sixth form college;[2] as well as Institut du Bon Sauveur, a private school with levels preschool through senior high/sixth form, are in nearby Le Vésinet.[3]

Parks and recreation

Parks include:[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Staff (July 2, 2016). "Actulites Associatives: La Vie Du Patrimoine Et De L'Histoire (in French)". Association Chatou Notre Ville. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Établissements publics / Carte scolaire ." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Établissements privés." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Parcs, jardins, squares, hameau Fournaise... ." Chatou. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
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