Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
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Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is a communauté d'agglomération in the French département of Yvelines. It a new town named after the Saint Quentin Pond, which was chosen to become the town's centre. In 2003, the metropolitan area had a population of 145,966. It is part of the much larger Paris metropolitan area.
The communauté d'agglomération is made up of seven communes:
- Élancourt
- Guyancourt
- Magny-les-Hameaux
- Montigny-le-Bretonneux
- Trappes
- La Verrière
- Voisins-le-Bretonneux
Of these communes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux is the most centrally located and has the largest population.
The population of the whole communauté d'agglomération has grown almost tenfold in the last 40 years, from a population of 15,118 in 1962.
Its president is Robert Cadalbert.
External links
The communauté d'agglomération 's website (in French) (http://www.saint-quentin-en-yvelines.fr/)