Coordinates: 48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.78472, 1.95889

Commune of Élancourt
Location
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates	48°47′05″N 1°57′32″E / 48.78472, 1.95889
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Quentin- en-Yvelines
Mayor	Jean-Michel Fourgous (2001-2008)
Statistics
Land area1	8.51 km2 (3.29 sq mi)
Population2 (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census)	27,100 26,655
- Density	3,184 /km² (8,250 /sq mi) (2005)
Miscellaneous
Postal code	78990
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Élancourt is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Transport

Le quartier de la Clef de Saint-Pierre et la colline d'Élancourt

L'église Saint-Médard

La Commanderie de la Villedieu

Élancourt is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighboring commune of La Verrière, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.

Tourism

France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Élancourt

• http://www.ville-elancourt.fr/

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