Le Chesnay
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Le Chesnay (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a former commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt.[1] It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, Script error: No such module "convert". from the center of Paris.
History
On 1 July 1815, Napoleon's Grande Armée fought its last battle in Rocquencourt and Le Chesnay. After the defeat of Waterloo on 18 June 1815, Grouchy's army withdrew to Paris via Namur and Dinant, reaching Paris on 29 June, a few days before the Prussians, who camped at Versailles.
While negotiating the final armistice, Exelmans was ordered to attack the Prussians at Versailles on 1 July 1815. Under attack the Prussians retreated from Versailles and headed east, but were blocked by the French at Vélizy. They failed to re-enter Versailles and headed for Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Their first squadron came under fire at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape through the fields. They were forced into a small, narrow street in Le Chesnay and killed or captured. However, the main body of the Prussian army succeeded in reaching Saint-Germain. (From Presentation of Rocquencourt)
Transport
Le Chesnay is not served by any station of the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Chesnay is Versailles – Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located in the neighboring city of Versailles, Script error: No such module "convert". from the town center of Le Chesnay.
Notable residents
- Nicolas Anelka (born 1979), footballer
- Dora Bianka (c. 1895–1979) Polish-born painter[2]
- Laura Georges (born 1984), footballer
- Nicolas Godin (born 1969), member of music group Air
- Tristan Gommendy (born 1979), racing driver
- Thomas Lombard (born 1975), rugby union player
- Sébastien Rouault (born 1986), swimmer
- Kevin Staut (born 1980), equestrian
- Victor Wembanyama (born 2004), basketball player
Hospital
Education
Public preschools:[3]
- Maryse Bastié
- Hélène Boucher
- Jean-Louis Forain
- Jean de La Fontaine
- Mozart
- Charles Perrault
Public elementary schools:[3]
Public secondary schools:[4]
- Collège Charles Péguy - Junior high school
- Lycée Jean Moulin - Senior high school/sixth form college
The commune is also served by senior high schools/sixth form colleges in Versailles: Template:Interlanguage link multi, Lycée Hoche, Lycée Marie-Curie, Lycée Jules-Ferry, and Lycée Jacques-Prévert.[4]
There is one private school, Blanche de Castille, with a preschool and elementary school campus, and a junior high school and senior high school campus.[5]
Universities:
There is also a municipal library, la Bibliothèque du Chesnay.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 29 November 2018 Template:In lang
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- ↑ a b "Les écoles publiques primaires." Le Chesnay. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ↑ a b "L'enseignement secondaire public." Le Chesnay. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ↑ "Les écoles de l'enseignement privé." Le Chesnay. Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
- ↑ Home. Bibliothèque du Chesnay (Le Chesnay Library). Retrieved on September 3, 2016.
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External links
- Official website (in French)