Le Pecq
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Community association | Saint-Germain Boucles de Seine | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 54 ' N , 2 ° 6' E | |
| height | 23-98 m | |
| surface | 2.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 16,072 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5,659 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78230 | |
| INSEE code | 78481 | |
| Website | www.ville-lepecq.fr | |
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Le Pecq (also Le Pecq-sur-Seine ) is a French municipality with 16,072 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France .
geography
Le Pecq is about 20 kilometers west of Paris . Direct neighbors are Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Le Vésinet .
history
Le Pecq was first mentioned in the year 704 in a document of the Frankish King Childebert III. mentioned. However, Le Pecq only gained greater fame in 1837, when the first railway line in France between Paris and Le Pecq was inaugurated by Queen Maria Amalia of Naples-Sicily . Since then, many Parisians have visited Le Pecq to escape the noisy city.
Le Pecq has been able to retain some of its charm to this day and is a popular travel destination , especially due to its close proximity to Saint-Germain-en-Laye , the historic birthplace of Louis XIV , and the palace complexes of Versailles .
Attractions
See: List of Monuments historiques in Le Pecq
Town twinning
The German twin town of Le Pecq is Hennef in North Rhine-Westphalia .
Le Pecq has further partnerships with the Spanish city of Aranjuez and the Barnes Community Association in south-west London .
Personalities
- Jacques Tati (1907–1982), director and actor
- Robert Bréchon (1920–2012), poet and Lusitanist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 639-649.
