Voisins-le-Bretonneux

Voisins-le-Bretonneux
The town hall in Voisins-le-Bretonneux
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 2°03′06″E / 48.7592°N 2.0517°E / 48.7592; 2.0517Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 2°03′06″E / 48.7592°N 2.0517°E / 48.7592; 2.0517
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Rambouillet
Canton	Chevreuse
Intercommunality	Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Alexandra Rosetti
Area1	2.38 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	12,775
• Density	5,400/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	78688 /78960
Elevation	145–169 m (476–554 ft)
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.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Voisins-le-Bretonneux is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 24.1 km (15.0 mi) from the center in the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Voisins-le-Bretonneux is twinned with the Scottish town of Irvine.

Voisins-le-Bretonneux is served by no station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Voisins-le-Bretonneux is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) from the town center of Voisins-le-Bretonneux.

The commune has the head office of Europcar.

As of 2016^[update] the municipality's preschools had 408 students, while the elementary schools had 766 students. The municipality puts these schools into six groups.

There is also a private primary school, Les Tilleuls.