Bougival
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Commune of Bougival The Seine at Bougival, painted by Alfred Sisley in 1876 |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Coteaux de Seine |
| Mayor | Aline Pascal (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Land area¹ | 2.76 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
8,432 |
| - Density (1999) | 3,055/km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Bougival is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 15.3 km. (9.5 miles) from the center of Paris. The Machine de Marly was located in Bougival.
In the 19th century, Bougival emerged as a fashionable suburb of Paris. Pauline Viardot had a villa there, as did her paramour Ivan Turgenev, who died in the town in 1883. Bougival was also known as the "Cradle of Impressionism" during the Belle Époque. Painters Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Sisley among others painted the light, sky, and water of this area.
The Junior division of the British School of Paris (formerly the English School of Paris) is located in Bougival.
[edit] Transport
Bougival is served by Bougival station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line. This station is located at the border between the commune of Bougival and the commune of La Celle-Saint-Cloud, on the La Celle-Saint-Cloud side of the border.
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