Villepreux-Les Clayes rail accident

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").

Villepreux (French: [vilpʁø] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France located about 12 km west of Versailles, in the plaine de Versailles, almost in line with the perspective of the Grand Canal (an axis corresponding to the former Allée royale de Villepreux).

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.

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.

The canton of Trappes 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 Trappes.It consists of the following communes: Élancourt La Verrière Trappes

Bois-d'Arcy (French pronunciation: [bwɑ daʁsi]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in north-central France. It is the origin of the English surname Darcy.

The Hôtel de Ville (French pronunciation: [otɛl də vil], City Hall) is a municipal building in Plaisir, Yvelines, in the western suburbs of Paris, standing on Rue Pasteur.

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.

The Canton of Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche is a French former canton, located in the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the Yvelines département (Île-de-France région). It had 36,148 inhabitants (2012). It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ nɔ̃ la bʁətɛʃ] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.