Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Communauté d'agglomération
Location within the Yvelines department
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
No. of communes	12
Seat	Trappes
Area
• Total	119.2 km2 (46.0 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	228,312
• Density	1,915.4/km2 (4,960.8/sq mi)

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a special kind of city in France. It's known as a "new town" and an "agglomeration community." This means it's a group of towns that work together. It's located in the Yvelines area, which is a department in France.

This new town is one of five "villes nouvelles" (new towns) built around Paris. It got its name from the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to be the center of the town. The city started being built in the 1960s on land that was mostly empty. It covers an area of about 119.2 square kilometers. In 2018, about 228,312 people lived there. Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is part of the bigger Paris metropolitan area and is about 25 kilometers west of the center of Paris.

Towns that make up Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

The Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines community includes 12 different towns, called "communes" in France:

Among these towns, Montigny-le-Bretonneux is in the middle and has the most people living there. The two most important towns in the group are Trappes and Montigny.

How many people live here?

The number of people living in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines has grown a lot since it was first built. For example, in 1968, there were about 51,393 people. By 2017, this number had grown to over 229,353 people!

The person in charge of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is called Jean-Michel Fourgous. He is the president of the community.

What businesses are in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines?

Many important companies have offices here.

• Europcar, a big car rental company, has its main office in the Val Saint-Quentin business park in Voisins-le-Bretonneux.
• Bouygues, a large construction company, used to have its main office here. Now, one of its main parts, Bouygues Construction, is located in the Challenger complex in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
• Le Golf National is a famous golf course in Saint-Quentin. It was chosen to host the 2018 Ryder Cup, which is a very important golf tournament.

Sports and activities

The Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a great place for sports!

• It has a special track for cycling called the Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. It was built between 2011 and 2014. This velodrome has hosted big events like the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships and the 2016 UEC European Track Championships.
• Right next to the velodrome, there is also a track for BMX biking.
• From 1991 to 2015, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines was the start and finish point for the Paris-Brest-Paris cycling event. This is a very long bike ride that tests how much endurance cyclists have.

Learning and schools

Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines has many places for students to learn.

Universities

• Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University is a major university here.

High schools

There are several high schools, also called "lycées," in the area:

• Lycée les Sept Mares (in Maurepas)
• Lycée Sonia Delaunay (in Villepreux)
• Lycée Dumont d'Urville (in Maurepas)
• Lycée Descartes de Montigny le Bretonneux
• Lycée des métiers Louis Blériot (in Trappes)
• Lycée d'hôtellerie et de tourisme de Guyancourt [fr] (a school for hotel and tourism jobs)
• Lycée des métiers Henri Matisse (in Trappes)
• Lycée de la Plaine de Neauphle (in Trappes)
• Lycée de Villaroy (in Guyancourt)
• Lycée Jean-Vilar (in Plaisir)

International schools

• Institut culturel franco-japonais (in Montigny-le-Bretonneux) is an international school that focuses on French and Japanese culture.

See also

In Spanish: Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines para niños