La Queue-les-Yvelines

La Queue-les-Yvelines (official spelling[2]) (written as La Queue-lez-Yvelines by municipality) (French: [la.kø.le.z‿ivlin] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

La Queue-les-Yvelines
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of La Queue-les-Yvelines
La Queue-les-Yvelines
La Queue-les-Yvelines
Coordinates: 48°48′22″N 1°46′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonAubergenville
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Michèle Argy
Area
1
5.77 km2 (2.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,180
  Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78513 /78940
Elevation96–188 m (315–617 ft)
(avg. 180 m or 590 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

People

  • Louise de Maisonblanche, Baroness of La Queue, illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV of France and Claude de Vin des Œillets died here in 1718.

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