La Verrière
Commune in Île-de-France, France
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La Verrière (French pronunciation: [la vɛʁjɛʁ] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.
La Verrière | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of La Verrière | |
  La Verrière  La Verrière | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 1°57′47″E | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 5,994 |
| • Density | 3,390/km2 (8,770/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. | |
Population
| 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% |
| 2023 | 5,994 | −1.88% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transport
La Verrière station is served by Transilien trains to Paris and Rambouillet.
Public Housing
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]
Education
Preschools and elementary schools in La Verrière:[5][6]
- École du Parc
- École régionale
- École du Bois de l’Étang
Preschools:[5]
- École des Noës
Collège intercommunal Philippe de Champaigne in Le 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]
- Lycée Dumont d’Urville Elancourt-Maurepas, Maurepas
- Lycée des Sept-Mares, Maurepas
- Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle, Trappes
- Lycée d’Enseignement Professionnel Industriel Louis Blériot, Trappes
Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services.[7]
