Camp des Matelots

Camp des Matelots is a military installation in Yvelines, Île-de-France. Camp des Matelots is situated nearby to the manor estate La Lanterne, as well as near the forest Bois de Choisy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include La Lanterne and Saint-Cyr station.

La Lanterne

Manor estate

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La Lanterne is a hunting lodge in Versailles, France. Along with the Fort de Brégançon in Var, it is one of the two official retreats of the President of the French Republic. La Lanterne is situated 540 metres north of Camp des Matelots.

Saint-Cyr station

Railway station

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Saint-Cyr is a railway station in Saint-Cyr-l'École, in the department of Yvelines, France. It is served by RER Line C and Transilien commuter trains. It is at the junction of the Paris–Brest railway with the line towards Caen and Granville. Saint-Cyr station is situated 1½ km west of Camp des Matelots.

Versailles Orangerie

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The Versailles Orangerie was built by Jules Hardouin-Mansart between 1684 and 1686, before work on the Château de Versailles had even begun. The Orangerie, which replaced Louis Le Vau's earlier design from 1663, is an example of many such prestigious extensions of grand gardens in Europe designed both to shelter tender plants and impress visitors. Versailles Orangerie is situated 2 km east of Camp des Matelots.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Satory and Saint-Cyr-l’École.

Satory

Suburb

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Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: The area hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Saint-Cyr-l’École

Town

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Saint-Cyr-l'École is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 21.4 km from the centre of Paris. It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr, which was relocated to Coëtquidan in 1945.