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Plaisir
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Plaisir
Total population
31,375
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Plaisir is a commune located in the heart of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 29.5 km (18.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. It borders among others on Élancourt (south), Trappes (southeast) and Les Clayes-sous-Bois (east).
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History
Plaisir has managed to preserve its twelfth century church. Its varied territory is characterised by large agricultural plains, many green spaces and a forest area that together occupy half of its surface. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1895. Between 1968 and 1990, Plaisir has seen explosive growth in its population, but since then, the town's policy has been to contain growth and aim for stabilisation, in order to main the local quality of living as well as the natural spaces (forests and agricultural lands). It has a major shopping mall that is still expanding. This commercial activity has been a boon for local tax revenues, but also led to congestion of its roads. Aside from this commercial activity, Plaisir is also home to a number of other activities, for instance it is home to the Zodiaxc corporation and hosts the Lenôtre culinary school which attracts students from across the globe.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
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Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Île-de-France
- Les Clayes-sous-Bois1.8 mi away · pop. 17,237
- Grignon1.9 mi away
- Feucherolles4 mi away · pop. 3,020
- Coignières4.7 mi away · pop. 4,377
- Bazoches-sur-Guyonne4.8 mi away · pop. 674
- Montainville6 mi away · pop. 531
- Auteuil-le-Roi6.1 mi away · pop. 991
- Bailly6.2 mi away · pop. 3,650
- Aigremont6.8 mi away · pop. 1,083
- Montfort-l'Amaury6.9 mi away · pop. 2,870
- Autouillet6.9 mi away · pop. 636
- Orgeval7 mi away · pop. 6,948
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Books about Plaisir
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Recent natural events nearby
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Recently spotted species
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Events
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Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Plaisir, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 78490
- Department
- 78
- Region
- 11
- Population (Wikidata)
- 31,811
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr