Croissy-sur-Seine

Croissy-sur-Seine (French pronunciation: ​[kʁwasi.syʁ.sɛn]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is an affluent suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. Many expatriates reside in Croissy, given as it is the site of The British School of Paris, one of the top ten private international schools in the world.

Croissy-sur-Seine
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine
Croissy-sur-Seine
Coordinates: 48°52′42″N 2°08′36″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonChatou
IntercommunalityCA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Roger Davin
Area
1
3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
9,701
 • Density2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78190 /78290
Elevation19–34 m (62–112 ft)
(avg. 26 m or 85 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Croissy was Russia's base camp for Euro 2016, which ran from June 10 to July 10, 2016.

Geography

Croissy is located on a loop of the river Seine, which forms its eastern, southern, and western boundaries. Croissy's landward neighbours are Chatou, Le Vésinet, and Le Pecq.

  • Area: 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi)
  • Average altitude: 26 m

Features

The "centre-ville" provides a reasonable number of shops from bakeries to banks. An active morning market takes place on Fridays and Sundays.

There are several parks, some situated on the islands in the Seine. The commune is home to the 13th century chapel of St Leonard, situated near the banks of the Seine.

The Musée de la Grenouillère brings to life the famous floating café "La Grenouillère" where Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir met at the end of the summer of 1869 to paint their first Impressionist paintings. The museum presents a collection of paintings, engravings and objects in a beautiful era atmosphere and organizes exhibitions.

Transport

In good traffic conditions, the centre of Paris is 20 minutes from Croissy; in daily commuting conditions it will take one hour.

Croissy is not directly served by rail transportation since the commune wants to keep the area residential. The nearest RER station is Chatou–Croissy (on the RER A line St Germain branch). The nearest SNCF service is at Bougival.

Education

Public schools in the commune include:[2]

Preschools:

  • Écoles maternelle Les Cerisiers
  • Écoles maternelle Jean Moulin

Elementary schools:

  • École primaire Jules Verne
  • École primaire Leclerc

There is one public junior high school, Collège public Jean Moulin.[2]

The British School of Paris, a private school, is in this commune.

Nearby private schools:[2]

  • École et collège Sainte-Thérèse (Bougival)
  • École primaire Jeanne d'Arc Notre Dame (Chatou)
  • Ecole Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Le Vésinet)
  • Le Bon Sauveur (Le Vésinet) - preschool through senior high school/sixth form college
  • Pierre-Jean Mariette (1694-1794), engraver and librarian in Paris, famous art historian.
  • Jean Chanorier (1746-1806), receiver general of finances, first mayor of Croissy in 1790, died there.
  • Paul Barras (1755-1829), conventional, member of the Executive Board.
  • Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), Empress of the French.
  • Ernest Goüin (1815-1885), industrialist.
  • Eugène Labiche (1815-1888), playwright.
  • Émile Augier (1820-1889), playwright, academician, died there.
  • Claude Monet (1840-1926), impressionist painter.
  • Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), impressionist painter.
  • Anna Dartaux (1844-1887), dancer and singer, died there.
  • Paul Déroulède (1846-1914), writer, politician.
  • Théophile Poilpot (1848-1915), academic painter.
  • Louis Ganderax (1855-1941), writer, literary critic, died there.
  • Albert Robida (1848-1926), illustrator, caricaturist and journalist, is buried there.
  • Camille Robida (1880-1938), architect, son of the previous, is buried in a vault designed by himself.
  • Amélie Diéterle (1871-1941), actress.
  • Max Lazard (1875-1953), economist and sociologist was born there.
  • Adolphe Kégresse (1879-1943), an engineer, died there.
  • Monna Delza (1882-1921), actress.
  • Claudia Victrix (1888-1976), singer and film actress.
  • Roger Henrard (1900-1975), aerial photographer, died there.
  • Pierre Balmain (1914-1982), couturier.
  • Roger Pierre (1923-2010), comedian and actor.
  • Anne-Marie Peysson (1935-2015), announcer, host, singer.
  • Daniel Authouart (° 1943), painter.
  • Michel Delpech (1946-2016), singer.
  • Charlotte Rampling (° 1946), actress.
  • Jean-Michel Jarre (° 1948), composer.
  • Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira (° 1965), footballer, when he played at Paris-Saint-Germain.
  • Jérôme Alonzo (° 1972), footballer, when he played at Paris-Saint-Germain.
  • Christian Corrêa Dionisio (° 1975), footballer, when he played at Paris-Saint-Germain.
  • a puppy, goodest boy on planet Earth

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Etablissements scolaires." Croissy-sur-Seine. Retrieved on September 1, 2016.


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