Intercommunality Coteaux de Seine Area 5.4 km² Local time Monday 8:51 PM | Region Île-de-France Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 7,111 (1999) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 76% Humidity Points of interest Château de Louveciennes, Château Louis XIV, Propriété de coeur volant | ||
Louveciennes is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, between Versailles and Saint-Germain-en-Laye, and adjacent to Marly-le-Roi.
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Map of 78430 Louveciennes, France
Sights
Culture
Louveciennes was frequented by impressionist painters in the 19th century; according to the official site, there are over 120 paintings by Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, and Monet depicting Louveciennes.
The composer Camille Saint-Saëns lived in Louveciennes from 1865 to 1870.
Marie Louise Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun, the most famous female painter of the 18th century, died in Louveciennes on 30 March 1842.
Anaïs Nin was a popular Cuban novelist born in Neuilly, an area in Paris and lived in Louveciennes from 1930 to 1936 at 2 bis, rue Montbuisson. The start of her career as an author started in this very special town.
Louis, 7th duc de Broglie, physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, died in Louveciennes 19 March 1987.
Orchestra conductor Charles Munch resided in Louveciennes at Place Emile Dreux, in the village of Voisins during the last decade of his life (1958-68). A plaque to that effect has been placed on the residence.
History
Until 1964, Louveciennes belonged to the former Seine-et-Oise département.
NATO had barracks for SHAPE here from 1959–1967, and the American School of Paris was located nearby from 1959 to 1967.
Economy
After SHAPE left France, the French government allocated the property to CII, which soon thereafter became part of CII Honeywell Bull. Groupe Bull still has offices in Louveciennes.
Twin towns
Louveciennes is twinned with: