Les Mureaux
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| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie | |
| Canton | Les Mureaux (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Paris Seine et Oise | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 18-53 m | |
| surface | 11.99 km 2 | |
| Residents | 32,792 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2,735 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 78130 | |
| INSEE code | 78440 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-lesmureaux.fr | |
 The town hall of Les Mureaux |
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Les Mureaux is a commune with 32,792 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France 39 km west of Paris . It is located in the canton of Meulan-en-Yvelines at an altitude of about 18 to 53 meters.
geography
Les Mureaux lies on the low lying plain of the Seine on the left bank of the river about 40 kilometers west of Paris.
The city has a transport connection to the railway line from Paris to Rouen , as well as a connection to the A13 motorway through Normandy . Les Mureaux has a small airfield outside the urban area.
Population development
The population of the medium-sized town in the Paris catchment area grew at an above-average rate until the beginning of the 1990s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has decreased slightly. 60% of the apartments were built in social housing.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 19,016 | 21,733 | 28,165 | 31,619 | 33,039 | 31,739 | 32,634 | 32,048 |
economy
- Diverse industrial areas
- Aerospace industry Airbus Defense and Space : Among other things, elements for the Ariane launcher are built.
- Zone franche urbaine (ZFU)
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul church, built in 1896 in neo-Gothic style
- Club house des cercle de voile de Paris , built in 1893
- Allée couverte des Mureaux
Town twinning
A partnership with the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Idar-Oberstein has existed since 1971 . Les Mureaux also has a partnership with the small Portuguese town of Alcanena .
Personalities
- Alfred Chauchard (1821–1909), entrepreneur and art collector
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 512-518.
