Triel-sur-Seine

Commune in Île-de-France, France From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Triel-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: [tʁijɛl syʁ sɛn], literally Triel on Seine) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is positioned approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) to the north-west of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

CountryFrance
Area
1
13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[2]
12,206
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Triel-sur-Seine
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Coat of arms of Triel-sur-Seine
Location of Triel-sur-Seine
Triel-sur-Seine is located in France
Triel-sur-Seine
Triel-sur-Seine
Triel-sur-Seine is located in Île-de-France (region)
Triel-sur-Seine
Triel-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 48°58′54″N 2°00′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonVerneuil-sur-Seine
IntercommunalityCU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Cédric Aoun[1]
Area
1
13.58 km2 (5.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
12,206
  Density898.8/km2 (2,328/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78624 /78510
Elevation18–179 m (59–587 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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The city is known for the "Fête du Flan", literally Flan Party, which takes place every last weekend of September on the banks of the Seine. This is a garage sale. The bakeries of the city have on this occasion several stands on which it is possible to consume flan. The city entered the Guinness Book in 1995 for having made the largest flan in the world (5.10 m in diameter).[3]

Population

Inhabitants are known in French as Triellois or Trielloises according to gender.

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 5,635    
1975 6,944+3.03%
1982 7,882+1.83%
1990 9,615+2.52%
1999 11,097+1.61%
2007 11,957+0.94%
2012 11,431−0.90%
2017 11,892+0.79%
2023 12,206+0.44%
Source: INSEE[4]
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Twin towns

Germany Seligenstadt, located in the south-east of Frankfurt, twinned since 1967. Triel-Seligenstadt was elected "Jumelage emblème de l'amitié franco-allemande" (Twin towns symbol of the french-german friendship) in June 2013.[5]
United Kingdom Leatherhead, located in Surrey, England, twinned since 2004.[6]

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