Houilles
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Coordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°11′21″E / 48.9261°N 2.1892°ECoordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°11′21″E / 48.9261°N 2.1892°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Île-de-France | |
Department | Yvelines | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
Canton | Houilles | |
Intercommunality | Boucle de la Seine | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Alexandre Joly | |
Area1 | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 31,142 | |
• Density | 7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 78311 / 78800 | |
Elevation | 27–57 m (89–187 ft) | |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Houilles is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 14.2 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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Transport[edit]
Houilles is served by Houilles – Carrières-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
History[edit]
Until 2000, the command post of French Navy's Ballistic Missile Submarine Force was based at Houilles.
Victor Schoelcher, a French abolitionist writer in the 19th century and the main spokesman for a group from Paris who worked for the abolition of slavery died in Houilles on 25 December 1893.
A nursery school, a street and a statue carry his name. The house in which he died in 1893 is at 26 Avenue Victor Schoelcher. Houilles acquired the house in 2011.
Education[edit]
Houilles has fifteen preschool and elementary schools and three junior high schools.[1]
Junior high schools:
- Collège Alphonse-de-Lamartine
- Collège Guy-de-Maupassant
- Collège Sainte-Thérèse
Nearby senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[1]
- Lycée Les-Pierres-Vives (Carrières-sur-Seine)
- Lycée Jules-Verne (Sartrouville)
- Lycée Évariste-Galois (Sartrouville)
International relations[edit]
Twin towns – Sister cities[edit]
- Celorico de Basto, Portugal[2]
- Chesham, United Kingdom[2][3]
- Friedrichsdorf, Germany[2][4]
- Schoelcher, Martinique[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Liste des établissements scolaires." Houilles. Retrieved on September 2, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Bienvenue au Comité de Jumelage de Houilles". Comité de Jumelage de Houilles (in French). Retrieved 2013-07-16.
- ^ "British towns twinned with French towns". Archant Community Media Ltd. Retrieved 2013-07-11.
- ^ "Partnerstädte - Friedrichsdorf". Friedrichsdorf Town Council (in German). © Stadt Friedrichsdorf 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
External links[edit]
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- Official website (in French)
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