Croissy-sur-Seine
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Croissy-sur-Seine is a small suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. It is a commune of the Yvelines département, in France. Population: 9,950.
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[edit] Geography
The river Seine is on the eastern side of the town but then loops to move north, on the western side of the town. Croissy's landward neighbours are Chatou, Le Vesinet, and Le Pecq.
- Area: 3.44 km²
- Average altitude: 26 m
[edit] Features
The "centre-ville" provides a reasonable number of shops from bakeries to banks. An active morning market takes place on Fridays and Sundays.
There are several parks, some situated on the islands in the Seine. The commune is home to the 13th century chapel of St Leonard, situated near the banks of the Seine.
[edit] Schools
The Senior and Junior divisions of the British School of Paris are located in Croissy. The original Junior division building of the school, which operates concurrently to the one in Croissy, is located in nearby Bougival.
[edit] Transport
In good traffic conditions, you can reach the centre of Paris in 20 minutes from Croissy; in daily commuting conditions it will take one hour.
Croissy is not directly served by rail transportation. The nearest RER station is Chatou-Croissy (on the RER A line St Germain branch). The nearest SNCF service is at Bougival
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