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The Arboretum de Grignon (0.8 hectares) is an arboretum located within the campus of the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement (AgroParisTech) on Avenue Lucien Brétignières, Thiverval-Grignon, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. It is closed to the public but may be visited by groups. The arboretum was established in 1873 by Pierre Mouillefert, professor at Grignon, who published in 1896 a pamphlet describing the arboretum at that date; however, it was lost in 1940. The arboretum grew gradually over time, with the most recent plantings between 1976-1978. Various of the trees were labeled in 1975 by Mr. George Callen of the Arboretum de Chèvreloup, and in 1991 Mr. Augustin Scalbert created a map identifying almost all trees. At that time, the arboretum contained approximately 230 specimens (66% deciduous, 34% conifers). Unfortunately, the arboretum was heavily damaged in the storm of December 1999, which destroyed 23 trees and severely damaged 16. In response, the Association de l'arbre de fer was established in 2001 to protect and enhance the natural environment of the former Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon. In 2003 it began restoration and enlargement of the arboretum, as well as creation of a botanical trail and rehabilitation of the campus botanical garden. Today the arboretum contains about 125 tree species and varieties, including notable, mature specimens of Cedrus atlantica, Fagus sylvatica var. "Tortuosa", Ginkgo biloba, Gleditsia triacanthos, Parrotia persica, Pinus nigra subsp. laricio, Sophora japonica "pendula", and Zelkova carpinifolia.

The Jardin botanique de l'Institut National is a small botanical garden located within the campus of the Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement (AgroParisTech), formerly known as the Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, on the Avenue Lucien Brétignières, Thiverval-Grignon, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France. It is closed to the public but may be visited by groups. The garden was established sometime before 1979 on a plot of land adjacent to the Arboretum de Grignon. Today it consists of 34 beds containing about 1,000 taxa with an emphasis on Graminae, Leguminosae, ornamental plants, and plants of limestone soils. The Association de l'arbre de fer was established in 2001 to protect and enhance the campus' natural environment, and in 2003 it began restoration and enlargement of the arboretum, as well as creation of a botanical trail and rehabilitation of the garden.

Feucherolles (French pronunciation: [føʃʁɔl]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

Crespières (French pronunciation: [kʁɛpjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

Thiverval-Grignon is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.

The canton of Plaisir is an administrative division of the Yvelines department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Plaisir.It consists of the following communes: Beynes Les Clayes-sous-Bois Plaisir Thiverval-Grignon

Chavenay (French pronunciation: [ʃavnɛ] ), also known as Vallon de Chavenay, is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located close to Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and Versailles.

Lycée Jean-Vilar is a senior high school/sixth form college in Plaisir, Yvelines, France, in the Paris metropolitan area. As of 2016 there are 754 students; 720 of them lived in Plaisir.

Abbecourt Abbey (French: Abbaye d'Abbecourt; Abbaye Notre-Dame d'Abbecourt; Latin: Beata Maria de Alba Curia) is a former Premonstratensian monastery in Orgeval, Yvelines, France. Originally a small oratory, the abbey was founded, either in 1142 or 1180, by Gasun, seigneur of Poissy. It was a daughter house of Marcheroux Abbey, now in Oise. The church was consecrated in 1191. The buildings were damaged in 1340, in the Hundred Years' War, and destroyed by the English between 1420 and 1437. Reconstruction began at the end of the 17th century, during the abbacy of Jean Penillon. In the early 18th century a pond on the site was discovered to have supposedly health-giving mineral properties and taking its waters became an attraction for the court of Louis XV, the royal Château of Saint-Germain-en-Laye being nearby.In about 1740 the former almoner of Louis XV, the Abbé Louis Grisard, replaced the guest accommodation, besides adding a gallery to the cloister and making alterations to the principal building and the dormitory. In 1741, the architect Louis François Herbet drew up plans for a new church, construction of which was completed by the architect Claude-Louis d'Aviler from 1743 to 1749. In the 1780s the dormitory was rebuilt by Jean-François Raimbert. The monastery was suppressed in the French Revolution, when the church was destroyed. The site was used as a source of stone, and in 1827 all the remaining buildings were demolished. Only a few ruins remain and the toponym "Allée d'Abbecourt".

Yvelines (French: [ivlin] ) is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2019, it had a population of 1,448,207. Its prefecture is Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles, the principal residence of the King of France from 1682 until 1789, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Yvelines' subprefectures are Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Mantes-la-Jolie and Rambouillet.

Plaisir (French pronunciation: [plɛziʁ]) is a commune located in the heart of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 29.5 km (18.3 mi) from the centre of Paris. It borders among others on Élancourt (south), Trappes (southeast) and Les Clayes-sous-Bois (east). Plaisir has managed to preserve its twelfth century church. Its varied territory is characterised by large agricultural plains, many green spaces and a forest area that together occupy half of its surface. Plaisir is the twelfth commune of the Yvelines department in terms of population, with nearly 31,000 inhabitants. It is a member of the communauté d'agglomération Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. Between 1968 and 1990, Plaisir has seen explosive growth in its population, but since then, the town's policy has been to contain growth and aim for stabilisation, in order to main the local quality of living as well as the natural spaces (forests and agricultural lands). It has a major shopping mall that is still expanding. This commercial activity has been a boon for local tax revenues, but also led to congestion of its roads. Aside from this commercial activity, Plaisir is also home to a number of other activities, for instance it is home to the Zodiaxc corporation and hosts the Lenôtre culinary school which attracts students from across the globe.

Les Alluets-le-Roi (French pronunciation: [le.z‿alɥɛ lə ʁwa] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in northern France.