Limay, Yvelines
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Limay (French pronunciation: [limɛ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from the center.
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| Coordinates: 48°59′39″N 1°44′12″E / 48.9942°N 1.7367°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
| Canton | Limay |
| Intercommunality | CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
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| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Djamel Nedjar[1] |
| Area 1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 17,626 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78335 /78520 |
| Elevation | 17–137 m (56–449 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Limay lies across the Seine river from Mantes-la-Jolie.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 6,615 | — |
| 1975 | 9,024 | +4.54% |
| 1982 | 10,129 | +1.66% |
| 1990 | 12,660 | +2.83% |
| 1999 | 15,709 | +2.43% |
| 2007 | 15,873 | +0.13% |
| 2012 | 16,128 | +0.32% |
| 2017 | 16,820 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Composer Ernest Chausson owned an estate in Limay, and it was here that he died in a bicycle accident on his property.
Limay is served by Limay station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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