Limay (French pronunciation: [limɛ]) 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 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from the center.
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Coordinates: 48°59′39″N 1°44′12″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Mantes-la-Jolie |
Canton | Limay |
Intercommunality | CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise |
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• Mayor (2021–2026) | Djamel Nedjar[1] |
Area 1 | 11.48 km2 (4.43 sq mi) |
Population | 17,136 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 78335 /78520 |
Elevation | 17–137 m (56–449 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Limay lies across the Seine river from Mantes-la-Jolie.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 6,615 | — |
1975 | 9,024 | +4.54% |
1982 | 10,129 | +1.66% |
1990 | 12,660 | +2.83% |
1999 | 15,709 | +2.43% |
2007 | 15,873 | +0.13% |
2012 | 16,128 | +0.32% |
2017 | 16,820 | +0.84% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Composer Ernest Chausson owned an estate in Limay, and it was here that he died in a bicycle accident on his property.
Limay is served by Limay station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
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