Le Pecq
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Le Pecq seen from the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, with La Défense in the distance
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs |
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| Coordinates: 48°53′49″N 2°06′25″E / 48.8969°N 2.1069°ECoordinates: 48°53′49″N 2°06′25″E / 48.8969°N 2.1069°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Île-de-France | |
| Department | Yvelines | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| Canton | Le Pecq | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Gournac | |
| Area1 | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 15,989 | |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78481 / 78230 | |
| Elevation | 25–176 m (82–577 ft) (avg. 67 m or 220 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Le Pecq is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the center of Paris.
The commune of Le Pecq is located in a loop of the Seine river, 19 km (12 mi) west of Paris, at the foot of the chateau of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Le Pecq's territory is astride the two banks of the Seine and includes a small island, Corbière. It is highly urbanized except for Corbière island, which is partially protected as a nesting zone for migratory birds. Until after the Second World War, there were swimming baths on the island. Le Pecq was famous for two other establishments related to water: a spa exploiting springs on St-Germain hill and a natural water swimming pool which was 100 metres long with sand beaches.
It borders the communes of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Mareil-Marly in the west, Montesson and Le Mesnil-le-Roi (Carrières-sous-Bois district) to the north, Croissy-sur-Seine and Le Vésinet in the east and Marly-le-Roi and Le Port-Marly to the south.
The first mention of Le Pecq came in 704. In that year, the Merovingian king Childebert III granted a charter to Fontenelle Abbey which included territory in Aupec - the modern Le Pecq.
On 31 May 1875, a part of Le Pecq was detached and merged with parts of Chatou and Croissy-sur-Seine to create the commune of Le Vésinet.
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