Maisons-Laffitte
Maisons-Laffitte | |
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Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs | |
Location of Maisons-Laffitte | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 2°08′44″E / 48.9469°N 2.1456°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | Sartrouville |
| Intercommunality | CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Myard (LR) |
Area 1 | 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 22,855 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78358 /78600 |
| Elevation | 22–57 m (72–187 ft) (avg. 38 m or 125 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Maisons-Laffitte (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ lafit] ⓘ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the northern Île-de-France region of France. It is a part of the affluent outer suburbs of northwestern Paris, 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from its centre.
Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century, and its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. Église Saint-Nicolas was built between 1867 and 1872.