Carrières-sous-Poissy

Carrières-sous-Poissy (French: [kaʁjɛʁ.su.pwasi] (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The town sits on the bank of the Seine River, directly opposite the commune of Poissy. Notable landmarks in Carrières-sous-Poissy include the Château Champfleury, the Château Vanderbilt and St. Joseph's Church.

Carrières-sous-Poissy
Commune
The old town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Carrières-sous-Poissy
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Coordinates: 48°56′55″N 2°02′22″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Poissy
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Christophe Delrieu
Area ^1	7.19 km^2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	16,212
• Density	2,300/km^2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78123 /78955
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	371	—
1800	378	+1.9%
1806	451	+19.3%
1821	440	−2.4%
1831	497	+13.0%
1836	497	+0.0%
1841	503	+1.2%
1846	558	+10.9%
1851	500	−10.4%
1856	490	−2.0%
1861	530	+8.2%
1866	565	+6.6%
1872	612	+8.3%
1876	612	+0.0%
1881	724	+18.3%
1886	810	+11.9%
1891	783	−3.3%
1896	823	+5.1%
1901	973	+18.2%
1906	1,130	+16.1%
1911	1,296	+14.7%
1921	1,392	+7.4%
1926	1,696	+21.8%
1931	2,129	+25.5%
1936	2,136	+0.3%
1946	2,119	−0.8%
1954	2,444	+15.3%
1962	4,222	+72.7%
1968	6,054	+43.4%
1975	10,324	+70.5%
1982	10,244	−0.8%
1990	11,353	+10.8%
1999	13,472	+18.7%
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.