Canton of Trappes

Trappes (French: [tʁap] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department, Île-de-France region, Northern France. It is a banlieue located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, part of the new town of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

Trappes is a station on the Paris–Brest railway. It is served by suburban Transilien Line N and U services. The station opened on 12 July 1849 (1849-07-12). It is within Trappes.

The Étang de Saint-Quentin, or pond of Trappes, is the largest body of fresh water in Yvelines with a surface of approximately 2.5 km². It on in the perimeter of the new town of Saint-Quentin-in-Yvelines, in the commune of Trappes and Montigny-le-Bretonneux. The lake an important base of outdoor recreation. To the west of the lake a national natural reserve of 0.87 km² was established in 1986. The Étang de Saint-Quentin is an artificial lake created by Sebastien Prestre, Lord of Vauban in 1685 to form part of an engineering work intended to feed water, by gravity, to the park of Versailles. The lake is 160 metres above sea level. A series of drains and aqueducts connected the lake to other ponds upstream, and downstream to the park of the castle of Versailles, at 110 metres above sea level. The construction of the new city demolished the aqueducts to Versailles.

Colline d'Élancourt, previously known Colline de la Revanche, is a hill located in Élancourt in the French department of Yvelines. With a height of 231 meters above sea level, it is the highest point in Yvelines and Île-de-France. The Eiffel Tower, Montparnasse Tower, La Défense, Étang de Saint-Quentin and Meudon Forest are visible from the top of the hill. Colline d'Élancourt was chosen to host the mountain biking events during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

France Miniature is a miniature park tourist attraction in Élancourt, France featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.

Élancourt (French pronunciation: [elɑ̃kuʁ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department, and the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

The Château de Jouy-en-Josas is in Jouy-en-Josas, southwest of Paris, in the French department of Yvelines, in the Île-de-France region. It is a partly preserved castle, currently occupied by HEC Paris for its continuing education activities (Executive education) and as a seminar site.

La Verrière (French pronunciation: [la vɛʁjɛʁ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France.

Les Clayes-sous-Bois (French pronunciation: [le klɛ su bwa] ) 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 26.7 km (16.6 mi) from the center. The Clayes-sous-Bois inhabitants are called "Clétiens" (possibly translated "Cletians").

The Fort de Saint-Cyr, located in the commune of Montigny-le-Bretonneux, (Yvelines), is one of the forts built at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris. After the first world war the fort was used as an army weather station and arms depot. Classed in 1992 as a monument historique, it is now used as a film depository for the preservation of movies under the Cinémathèque française.

The Fort de Bois-d'Arcy, also called the Batterie de Bois-d'Arcy, is one of the forts constructed at the end of the 19th century to defend Paris. It is located in the commune of Bois d'Arcy in the Yvelines département of France. The fort is located in the southern part of the town to the south of Route nationale 12. It is now the home of the French national film archives, the Centre national de la cinématographie.

Montigny-le-Bretonneux (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tiɲi lə bʁətɔnø] ) 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, 24.5 kilometres (15.2 miles) from the centre of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, of which it is the central and most populated commune.