Porchefontaine
Porchefontaine is a neighborhood in the south-east of Versailles, in Yvelines department of France. It was a living working class residential area. Since the 1970s, the neighborhood declined in activity and population.Photo: Henrysalome, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Porchefontaine and Église Saint-Michel de Versailles.
Gare de Porchefontaine
Railway station
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Gare de Porchefontaine is a railway station.
Église Saint-Michel de Versailles
Church
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Église Saint-Michel de Versailles is a church.
Domain of Montreuil
Garden
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The Domain of Montreuil is located in the center of Versailles and encompasses 7.2 hectares of land. Louis XVI bought it in 1783 for his sister Elisabeth of France, known as Madame Élisabeth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montreuil (Versailles) and Viroflay.
Viroflay
Town
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Viroflay is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 14.1 km from the center and 3 km from the Palace of Versailles.
Chaville
Town
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Chaville is a commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department and Île-de-France region of north-central France. It lies some 12 kilometres from the centre of Paris in the south-western suburbs of the French capital. Chaville is situated 3 km northeast of Porchefontaine.
Porchefontaine
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
48.79501° or 48° 47′ 42″ northLongitude
2.15598° or 2° 9′ 22″ eastElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
8FW4Q5W4+29OpenStreetMap ID
node 10589858518OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Porchefontaine” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Porchefontaine”
- French: “Porchefontaine”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Marché de Porchefontaine and Centre d’examen code de la route.
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