Les Mureaux

Les Mureaux (French pronunciation: [le myʁo] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris, 35.9 km (22.3 mi) from the centre of Paris.

Les Mureaux
Commune
The town hall in Les Mureaux
Coat of arms
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location of Les Mureaux
Les Mureaux Les Mureaux
Coordinates: 48°59′15″N 1°55′02″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Les Mureaux
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Garay
Area 1	11.99 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	33,977
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78440 /78130
Elevation	18–53 m (59–174 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 745 —     1800 752 +0.13% 1806 781 +0.63% 1821 813 +0.27% 1831 783 −0.38% 1836 720 −1.66% 1841 774 +1.46% 1846 827 +1.33% 1851 794 −0.81% 1856 885 +2.19% 1861 983 +2.12% 1866 1,113 +2.52% 1872 1,230 +1.68% 1876 1,394 +3.18% 1881 1,740 +4.53% 1886 2,006 +2.89% 1891 2,070 +0.63% 1896 2,214 +1.35%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,285 +0.63% 1906 2,234 −0.45% 1911 2,485 +2.15% 1921 2,896 +1.54% 1926 3,540 +4.10% 1931 4,605 +5.40% 1936 5,048 +1.85% 1946 5,427 +0.73% 1954 8,218 +5.32% 1962 19,016 +11.06% 1968 21,733 +2.25% 1975 28,165 +3.77% 1982 31,619 +1.67% 1990 33,089 +0.57% 1999 31,739 −0.46% 2007 32,911 +0.45% 2012 30,760 −1.34% 2017 32,792 +1.29%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Transport

Les Mureaux is served by Les Mureaux station on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Education

There are eleven preschools, eleven elementary schools, three junior high schools, and two senior high schools/sixth form colleges in Les Mureaux.

Junior high schools:

• Collège Paul-Verlaine
• Collège Jules-Verne
• Collège Jean-Vilar

Senior high schools/sixth form colleges:

• Lycée professionnel et technologique Jacques-Vaucanson
• Lycée général et technologique François-Villon

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France

Les Mureaux is twinned with:

• Idar-Oberstein, Germany
• Margate, United Kingdom
• Nonantola, Italy
• Sosnowiec, Poland

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

External links

• Official website (in French)