Country France Area 3.44 km² | Region Île-de-France Population (2006) 10,325 Local time Saturday 8:36 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Croissy-sur-Seine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a small but very affluent suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. Croissy is Russia's base camp for the Euro 2016, which started on the 10th of June 2016, and will finish on the 10th of July 2016. The French journalist and drama critic Louis Ganderax (1855–1940) died in the commune.
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Map of Croissy-sur-Seine, France
Geography
Croissy is located on a loop of the river Seine, which forms its eastern, southern, and western boundaries. Croissy's landward neighbours are Chatou, Le Vesinet, and Le Pecq.
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.
Transport
In good traffic conditions, the centre of Paris is 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
Education
Public schools in the commune include:
Preschools:
Elementary schools:
There is one public junior high school, Collège public Jean Moulin.
British School of Paris, a private school founded by Mary Cosyn, is in this commune.
Nearby private schools: