Mantes-la-Ville

For other places called Mantes, see Mantes (disambiguation).

Mantes-la-Ville
Mantes-la-Ville
Location within Île-de-France region  Mantes-la-Ville
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Mantes-la-Ville
Intercommunality	Mantes-en-Yvelines
Mayor	Monique Brochot
Statistics
Elevation	17–114 m (56–374 ft)
Land area1	6.06 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Population2	18,710  (2006)
- Density	3,087 /km2 (8,000 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78362/ 78711
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°58′30″N 1°42′42″E / 48.975°N 1.71166666667°E / 48.975; 1.71166666667

Mantes-la-Ville 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 48.6 km (30.2 mi) from the center.

Mantes-la-Ville is located at the confluence of the Seine and the Vaucouleurs. The Paris–Rouen rail line separates Mantes-la-Ville from the larger commune of Mantes-la-Jolie. The A13 autoroute to Normandy also passes through Mantes-la-Ville.

Inhabitants are called Mantevillois.

Economy

Mantes-la-Ville is the headquarters of two world-renowned makers of wind instruments: Buffet Crampon, which makes clarinets, and Selmer, which makes saxophones.

E.Beaugnier, another saxophone manufacturer, was also based in Mantes until the company closed down in the early 1970s. Beaugnier manufactured saxophones under their own name, and also as "stencils" for other companies under names such as Noblet, Vito and Revere. Though not as well known as the instruments of Henri Selmer, Beaugnier instruments have a good reputation amongst saxophone enthusiasts.^[1] Another high-quality saxophone manufacturer based in Mantes was Dolnet, whose factory closed down in the late 1970s.^[2]

There is an industrial park on the old site of Cellophane.

Twin towns

• Chigwell, Essex
• Hillingdon, Middlesex
• Neunkirchen, Saarland

Transport

Mantes-la-Ville is served by Mantes – Station, an interchange station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare and Transilien Paris – Montparnasse suburban rail lines.

Culture

The Mantes-la-Ville Orchestral Ensemble is led by Jean-Luc Fillon

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

• INSEE

1. ^ http://doctorsax.biz/beaugnier_saxes.htm
2. ^ http://www.saxpics.com/dolnet/index.htm

External links

• Official website (French)