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Communauté d'agglomération in Île-de-France, France
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Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, often abbreviated to SQY, is a conurbation of several new towns South-West of Paris (officially Elancourt, Trappes, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Guyancourt, Plaisir, Voisins-le-Bretonneux, Magny-les-Hameaux, La Verrière, Bois d'Arcy, Maurepas and Coignières). Tourists are most likely to come here to visit France Miniature, for outdoor sports and as a gateway to the Haute Vallée de Chevreuse National Park, and while there is little else of particular interest in the town for your average tourist, it does have an impressive array of modern and postmodern architecture that may be interesting to some.
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Miniature park containing scale models of France's main monuments and attractions, if you want a whistle-stop tour of France without leaving the Paris region. Ideal for families.
Lac de la Sourderie
Surreal postmodern housing estate built around an artificial lake, completed in 1981 by the architect Ricardo Bofill as a 'Versailles for the People'.
Local museum detailing the history of the new town project and the former villages that constituted it.
Stately home and park from the 18th century.
Parc naturel régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse
Rolling hills with scenic villages providing a nice hiking destination. Also home to some old Chateaus and the ruins of the Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs.
Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Leisure park and nature reserve around a beautiful lake, ideal for water sports, fishing and horse riding.
National Vélodrome de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Velodrome and BMX track.
Corsican-run Italian restaurant.
Vietnamese restaurant.
Has two menus: a Breton menu (i.e., Crepes) and a Savoy menu (e.g., fondue, tartiflette).
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4 stars.
3 stars.
Self-catering facilities.
Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines is relatively well-served by public transport from Paris, with the RER and Transilien lines and serving the major hub of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and the N serving several communes further out.
Read in the guideThe quality of public transport is relatively poor for a town of its size and hasn't fully caught up with its growth.
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