Saint-Cyr-l'École
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| Commune of Saint-Cyr-l'École | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 02°03'48" E |
| Latitude | 48°48'03" N |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Île-de-France |
| Department | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Versailles |
| Canton | Saint-Cyr-l'École (chief town) |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Grand Parc |
| Mayor | Philippe Lavaud (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 99 m–174 m (avg. 158 m) |
| Land area¹ | 5.01 km² |
| Population² (1999 census) |
14,566 |
| - Density (1999) | 2,907/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 78545/ 78210 |
| 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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Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.4 km. (13.3 miles) from the center of Paris.
It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945.
Inhabitants are called Saint-Cyriens.
[edit] Geography
Saint-Cyr lies in the arrondissement of Versailles, west of the Park of Versailles.
[edit] History
King Louis XIV of France, at the request of Madame de Maintenon, founded an institute for young ladies, which later became a military hospital. Napoleon I founded the military academy for infantry and cavalry officers in 1808.
The tomb of Madame de Maintenon lies in the Chapel.
[edit] Transport
Saint-Cyr-l'École is served by Saint-Cyr station, which is an interchange station on Paris RER line C, on the Transilien La Défense suburban rail line, and on the Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail line.
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