Villiers-Saint-Frédéric

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
Villiers-Saint-Frédéric
Coordinates: 48°49′16″N 1°53′24″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonAubergenville
IntercommunalityCœur d'Yvelines
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Sylvain Durand
Area
1
5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,838
  Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78683 /78640
Elevation53–171 m (174–561 ft)
(avg. 77 m or 253 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is known for having one of the largest Renault factories in France, where they produce tools and design new fittings for the vehicles.[2][3]

The commune residents also store many films, warehoused at Rambouillet. In 1990, a fire broke out in the warehouse and many one-of-a-kind reels of film were destroyed.[4]

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Major changes at Sandouville to prepare for future Trafic, Renault press release". October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
  3. "WIPO: Inventors in France Develop Automobile Seat". US Fed News. October 3, 2008.
  4. de Roux, Emmanuel (May 13, 1990). "Race against time to save French film archives". Guardian Weekly. p. 14.

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