Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines is an agglomeration of France, in the department of the Yvelines, in the west of Versailles. It owes its name with a Lieu-dit, the Étang of Saint-Quentin , whose site was selected to become the center of a new Ville. According to a complementary Census in 2003, the agglomeration had 145  966 inhabitants for a surface of 6  742 Hectare S, is a Densité of 2  165 hab./km².

Statute

In 2004, Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines is a Communauté of agglomeration consisted of seven communes: Élancourt, Guyancourt, Magny-the-Hamlets, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Trap door-in-Yvelines, the Canopy and Neighbors-the-Bretonneux.

The president of the Communauté of agglomeration is Robert Cadalbert.

Address : The Community of agglomeration of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines

Avenue des IV Pavés du Roy

78180 Montigny-le-Bretonneux

Population

Because of establishment of the new city, the population gathered of the seven common ones was multiplied by 10 in forty years, as the table shows it below.

The most populated communes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, includes/understands the most central part of the new city. The only commune already urbanized before the establishment of the new city was Trappes, which gathered two thirds of the population in the beginning, but any more but 20%, its growth do not represent some having been much less strong than that of its neighbors.

The active population rises with 68.367 credits having an employment according to rencensement INSEE of 1999

History

In the Years 1960, to face the fast development of the Paris and its suburbs, one decided to control it and balance it by creating several new cities around Paris.

The development of the first Town planning and Master development plan (SDAU) was entrusted to Paul Delouvrier, acting general with the District of the Area of Paris of 1961 to 1969, which was for this reason regarded as the father of the new cities.

To the west of Paris, the choice was made on the site of Saint-Quentin, at the time very little urbanized, except the small town of Trappes.

Decided as of 1965, the establishment of the new city will be done in several stages:

• October 21st 1970: creation of the Public corporation of installation of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines (EPASQY).
• August 11th 1972: definition of the perimeter of the new city of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, including/understanding eleven communes (seven current communes, more Wood-D' Arcy, Coignières, Maurepas and Pleasure).
• December 21st 1972: creation of the Community Trade union of installation of the new agglomeration (SCAAN).
• July 13rd 1983: the law Rocard amends of the new cities.
• December 23rd 1983: four communes leave the new city (Wood-D' Arcy, Coignières, Maurepas and Plaisir).
• June 29th 1984: the Syndicat of new agglomeration (SAN) replaces the SCAAN.
• December 31st 2002: end of the mission and dissolution of the EPA.
• January 2003: decree of completion of the new city.
• September 17th 2003: the SAN votes its transformation into Communauté of agglomeration, which takes effect on January 1st 2004.

Tourism

The city was labellisée Villes and Pays of Art and History.

Transport

Public transport

The agglomeration lays out a network of rather good invoice, including/understanding:

• the terminus of the RER to the Station of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines,
• the terminus of the line Transilien (Defense) with the Station of the Canopy and serving Trap doors and Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines,
• the line (Paris-Montparnasse) serving the three stations,
• the Network of bus Sqybus.

See too

• the Pond of Saint-Quentin and Teeth of Saw in Trap door-in-Yvelines.
• the Ponds of the Mine, the district of Herdsmen, the Park of the Sources of the Beaver, the Battery of Herdsmen, the Technocentre Renault, the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, the Church Saint-Victor, farms of Guyancourt, the aerodrome of Guyancourt and Bouygues in Guyancourt.
• Port-Royal-of-Fields with Magny-the-Hamlets
• the Commanderie of Villedieu, the Hill of Élancourt, Templiers 78 and miniature France with Elancourt
• the Cougars de Montigny and the Pond of Saint-Quentin in Montigny Bretonneux.

External bond

• Site of the community of agglomeration

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