Saint-Cyr-l'École facts for kids
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Saint-Cyr-l'École
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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
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 Saint-Cyr-l'École
Location in France
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Location in Île-de-France (region)
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-l'École |
| Intercommunality | CA Versailles Grand Parc |
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5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
78545 /78210
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| Elevation | 99–174 m (325–571 ft) (avg. 158 m or 518 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.4 km (13.3 mi) from the center of Paris.
It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945. The old buildings of the ESM are now used by the lycée militaire de Saint-Cyr (military high school of Saint-Cyr).
Inhabitants are called Saint-Cyriens.
Geography
Saint-Cyr lies in the arrondissement of Versailles, west of the Park of Versailles. It is named after St. Cyricus.
Images for kids
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Stampe SV.4 training biplanes at the airfield in 1957
See also
In Spanish: Saint-Cyr-l'École para niños
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