Sartrouville
| Sartrouville | |
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 Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs |
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| Coordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°09′52″E / 48.9372°N 2.1644°ECoordinates: 48°56′14″N 2°09′52″E / 48.9372°N 2.1644°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Sartrouville |
| Intercommunality | Boucle de la Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Fond |
| Area1 | 8.46 km2 (3.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 52,090 |
| • Density | 6,200/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78586 / 78500 |
| Elevation | 22–62 m (72–203 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.
Sartrouville is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. it is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, 17.1 km (10.6 mi) from the center of Paris.
In the Middle Ages the name Sartrouville was recorded in Medieval Latin as Sartoris Villa. The origin and meaning of Sartoris Villa is still debated. Some think the name comes from the Roman patronym Saturus (probably a Gallo-Roman landowner) and means "estate (villa) of Saturus". Others believe that the word sartoris comes from the Medieval Latin past participle exsartum ("cleared for cultivation"), from Latin sartum ("hoed"), and means "estate of the land-clearers", probably in reference to the deforestation that took place around Sartrouville in Antiquity or in the Early Middle Ages to enable the cultivation of the land.
Most popular sports can be practiced in Sartrouville, but it is world wide famous for its triathlon club called ECS Triathlon totalizing 8 olympics medals.
Sartrouville is served by Sartrouville station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
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