Yvelines
Yvelines is a department in the Île-de-France region. Its prefecture is Versailles. About 1,395,000 people live there (2006 estimation).
Coordinates: 48°50′N 1°55′E / 48.833°N 1.917°ECoordinates: 48°50′N 1°55′E / 48.833°N 1.917°E | |||||||
Country | France | ||||||
Region | Île-de-France | ||||||
Prefecture | Versailles | ||||||
Subprefectures | Mantes-la-Jolie Rambouillet Saint-Germain- en-Laye | ||||||
Government | |||||||
• President of the Departmental Council | Pierre Bédier (LR) | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total | 2,284 km2 (882 sq mi) | ||||||
Population (2016) | |||||||
• Total | 1,431,808 | ||||||
• Rank | 9th | ||||||
• Density | 626.89/km2 (1,623.6/sq mi) | ||||||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||||||
Department number | 78 | ||||||
Arrondissements | 4 | ||||||
Cantons | 21 | ||||||
Communes | 259 | ||||||
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km². |