Le Vésinet

Le Vésinet (French: [lə vezinɛ] ) is a suburban commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of western Paris, 16.4 km (10.2 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet Town Hall
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet
Le Vésinet
Coordinates: 48°53′32″N 2°07′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementSaint-Germain-en-Laye
CantonChatou
IntercommunalityCA Saint Germain Boucles Seine
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Bruno Coradetti
Area
1
5.0 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
15,646
  Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78650 /78110
Elevation26–47 m (85–154 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Vésinet is one of the wealthiest suburbs of Paris, known for its wooded avenues, mansions and lakes. It contains many public gardens designed by French landscape gardener Paul de Lavenne, comte de Choulot.

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