Houilles (French pronunciation: [uj]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a northwestern suburb of Paris, located 14.2 km (8.8 mi) from the center of Paris.
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| Coordinates: 48°55′34″N 2°11′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Houilles |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine |
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| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Julien Chambon[1] |
| Area 1 | 4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population | 32,801 |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78311 /78800 |
| Elevation | 27–57 m (89–187 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Until 2000, the command post of French Navy's Ballistic Missile Submarine Force was based at Houilles.
Victor Schœlcher, a French abolitionist writer in the 19th century and the main spokesman for a group from Paris who worked for the abolition of slavery died in Houilles on 25 December 1893. A nursery school, a street and a statue carry his name. The house in which he died in 1893 is at 26 Avenue Schœlcher. The commune of Houilles acquired the house in 2011.
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Houilles is served by Houilles–Carrières-sur-Seine station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Houilles has fifteen preschool and elementary schools and three junior high schools.[5]
Junior high schools:
Nearby senior high schools/sixth form colleges:[5]
Houilles is twinned with:[6]
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