Limay, Yvelines

Limay
Commune
Aerial view
Coat of arms
Location of Limay
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Coordinates: 48°59′39″N 1°44′12″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Mantes-la-Jolie
Canton	Limay
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2021–2026)	Djamel Nedjar[1]
Area ^1	11.48 km^2 (4.43 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	17,626
• Density	1,500/km^2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78335 /78520
Elevation	17–137 m (56–449 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Limay (French pronunciation: [limɛ]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 47.8 km (29.7 mi) from the center.

Limay lies across the Seine river from Mantes-la-Jolie.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	6,615	—
1975	9,024	+4.54%
1982	10,129	+1.66%
1990	12,660	+2.83%
1999	15,709	+2.43%
2007	15,873	+0.13%
2012	16,128	+0.32%
2017	16,820	+0.84%
Source: INSEE[3]

People

Composer Ernest Chausson owned an estate in Limay, and it was here that he died in a bicycle accident on his property.

Transportation

Limay is served by Limay station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE