Jouars-Pontchartrain

Jouars-Pontchartrain
Castle of Pontchartrain
Location of Jouars-Pontchartrain
Jouars-Pontchartrain
Jouars-Pontchartrain
Coordinates: 48°48′14″N 1°54′08″E / 48.8039°N 1.9022°E / 48.8039; 1.9022
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentYvelines
ArrondissementRambouillet
CantonAubergenville
IntercommunalityCœur d'Yvelines
Government
  Mayor (20232026) Thomas Mengelle-Touya
Area
1
9.65 km2 (3.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
5,965
  Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
78321 /78760
Elevation67–171 m (220–561 ft)
(avg. 112 m or 367 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Jouars-Pontchartrain (French pronunciation: [ʒwaʁ pɔ̃ʃaʁtʁɛ̃] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is approximately 35 kilometres from Paris. This city is famous for the Château de Pontchartrain.