Élancourt
Élancourt is a commune with 26,389 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the Yvelines department in the Île -de -France region.
Geography
Élancourt is part of the metropolitan area ( Communauté d' agglomà ) Saint- Quentin -en- Yvelines, comprising seven churches: Élancourt, Guyancourt, La Verrière, Magny -les- Hameau, Montigny -le- Bretonneux, Trappes and Voisins -le- Bretonneux.
Neighboring municipalities are Coignières, Jouars -Pontchartrain, La Verrière, Le Mesnil -Saint -Denis, Maurepas, Plaisir and Trappes.
History
Beginning of the 20th century the number of Élancourt 598 residents who were scattered over 734 acres. The population consisted mainly of farmers. That did not change, was launched at the program ville nouvelle ( " New Town" ) until the day to make the colonization of the Paris Region balanced. Together with its neighboring communities is Élancourt the new town of Saint -Quentin -en- Yvelines.
Urban Development
Despite the rapid change succeeds the city to preserve the traces of their past. Some of the best are the Romanesque church of Saint -Médard from the 12th century and the Coming founded in 1180 and recently renovated, the Knights Templar. Your flowering in the 16th century hamlet, Launay, the Grande and the Petite Villedieu, as well as the Coudrays, have become neighborhoods.
In 2001, the city of the second prize of the program Villes Fleuries ( "Blooming cities " ) was awarded.
The Old Town
Into Placed in the small valley testifies the village with its limestone houses and the church of Saint -Médard yet another age. Old and contemporary buildings blend into the meadow-green landscape perfectly together.
The plateau
Since 1970, located at the south of Élancourt plateau is densely populated. Mainly one finds houses and blocks.
The Clef de Saint -Pierre
The Clef de Saint -Pierre, which formerly belonged to the municipality of Plaisir was 1983 connected to Élancourt because Plaisir left the metropolitan community. This district, which was an industrial area at the beginning, it has evolved quickly: Many shops are now the newly -drawn residents available. Still out here in effectively the same period many jobs lost.
Recreational
The adventure park France Miniature is on several acres of surface structures and different regions of France as a miniature model.