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Le Chesnay
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and comprises various overseas islands and territories which are located in other regions. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. At 674,843 square kilometres, France is the world's 40th-largest country after Myanmar. France is a member of The European Union and Paris is the capital of this nation. The sole official language of France is French. Since prehistoric times, France has been a crossroads of trade, migrations, and invasions.
Le Chesnay is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, a French departement situated on the banks of the river Seine in north-central France. It is located 16.7 km. or 10.4 miles from the center of Paris. On the 1st of July 1815, Napoleon's Grande Armee fought its last battle in Rocquencourt and Le Chesnay. As of 1999, the population of Le Chesnay stood at 28,530 within an area of 4.24 square kilometers and had a population density of 6,729 inhabitants per square kilometer.
Le Chesnay is served by no station of the Paris Metro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Le Chesnay is Versailles, Rive Droite station on the Transilien Paris, Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
France today is one of the most modern countries in the world and is a leader among European nations. There's a term for their seductive lifestyle, Douce France or Sweet France and you'll find yourself using it often. Douce France taught the world just how sweet life should be.
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