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Commune of Chatou |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Boucle de la Seine |
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| Land area¹ | 5.08 km² |
| Population² (Jan. 1, 2005 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
29,700 28,588 |
| - Density | 5,846/km² (2005) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Chatou is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 14.4 km. (8.9 miles) from the center of Paris.
History
On May 31, 1875, part of the territory of Chatou was detached and merged with a part of the territory of Le Pecq and a part of the territory of Croissy-sur-Seine to create the commune of Le Vésinet. It boasts many bourgeois mansions of every kind of architecture and owned by private individuals.
It is also the host of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting point for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc), most notably the Déjeuner des canotiers in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C.
Transport
Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A.
External links
- Official website (in French)
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