Rocquencourt (Yvelines)
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| local community | Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt | |
| region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Versailles | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 50 ' N , 2 ° 7' E | |
| Post Code | 78150 | |
| Former INSEE code | 78524 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-rocquencourt.fr/ | |
 Rocquencourt Town Hall |
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Rocquencourt was a French municipality with 3474 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Yvelines in the region Ile-de-France . It belonged to the arrondissement of Versailles and the canton of Le Chesnay . The inhabitants are called Rocquencourtois .
geography
Rocquencourt is located around 21 kilometers west of Paris and covers an area of 278 hectares. This is where the (NATO) headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe was initially located . The neighborhoods are:
history
On January 1, 2019 Rocquencourt and Le Chesnay were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt . Rocquencourt has been a Commune déléguée since then .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 304 | 886 | 2030 | 4034 | 3871 | 3218 | 3261 | 3217 | 3323 |
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Partner municipality
Rocquencourt has had a partnership with Schönaich in Germany since 2000 .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt
- Rocquencourt Castle
- Clock tower
- Arboretum of Chèvreloup
Personalities
- Robert Sénéchal (1892–1985), entrepreneur and racing driver
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes des Yvelines. Volume 1, Flohic Editions, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-070-1 , pp. 163-165.
