- Population
- 1,470,778
- 1.5M
- Elevation
- 75 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
- Places inside
- 46
- listed under Yvelines
- Airports
- ORY Paris-Orly Airport38 km
- CDG Charles de Gaulle International Airport56 km
About Yvelines
Yvelines is a district. Location: Île-de-France Region, France. Population: 1,470,778.
Yvelines (French pronunciation: [ivlin] ) is a department in the western part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. In 2023, it had a population of 1,485,086. Its prefecture is Versailles, home to the Palace of Versailles, the principal residence of the King of France from 1682 until 1789, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Yvelines's subprefectures are Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Mantes-la-Jolie and Rambouillet.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Yvelines
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Palace of Versailles ToucanWings · CC BY-SA 3.0
Travel notes for Yvelines
Places bordering Yvelines
- Hauts-de-Seine
- Essonne
- Eure-et-Loir
- Eure
Population of Yvelines over time
| 2015 | 1,427,291 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1,438,266 | |
| 2018 | 1,441,398 | |
| 2019 | 1,448,207 | |
| 2020 | 1,449,723 | |
| 2021 | 1,456,365 | |
| 2022 | 1,470,778 | |
| 2023 | 1,485,086 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Yvelines
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- May (60 mm)
- Driest month
- August (42 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 4° | 5° | 9° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 53 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 52 | 56 | 42 | 53 | 60 | 54 | 59 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Yvelines
The nearest airport is Paris-Orly Airport (ORY), 38 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, 12 km to the east.
Airports
- Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne) 38 kmeast
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) 56 kmnortheast
- Beauvais-Tillé airport (BVA) Beauvais 75 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Population: 146.6K 12 kmeast
- Boulogne-Billancourt Population: 108.8K 28 kmeast
- Cergy-Pontoise Population: 183.4K 31 kmnortheast
- Paris 16 Passy Population: 159.4K 32 kmeast
- Argenteuil Population: 101.5K 33 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yvelines
Within 100 km: 637 historic and cultural sites, 215 natural sites, 182 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km67 places
- Île-Belle Island 22 kmN
- Étang de la Tour Lake 17 kmS
- Étang de Saint Quentin Lake 12 kmE
- Étang de Saint-Hubert Lake 10 kmS
25–60 km579 places
- Île Saint-Louis Island 37 kmE
- Île de la Cité Island 36 kmE
- Île du Pont Island 31 kmE
- Île de Puteaux Island 29 kmE
60–100 km388 places
- Biotropica Natural site 73 kmNW
- Cloche River 92 kmSW
- Étang de Villeron Lake 88 kmSE
- Étangs de Villefermoy Lake 85 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Yvelines
46 places- 1 Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye 534.4K
- 2 Arrondissement of Versailles 420.5K
- 3 Arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie 282.3K
- 4 Arrondissement of Rambouillet 233.5K
Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature27
- Bois de Batonceau · Natural site
- Bois de Beynes · Natural site
- Bois de Chevreuse · Natural site
- Bois de Gazeran · Natural site
- Bois de la Charmoie · Natural site
- Bois de la Pommeraye · Natural site
- Bois de la Table de la Rotonde · Natural site
- Bois de l'Épar · Natural site
- Bois de Meudon · Natural site
- Bois de Rochefort · Natural site
- Bois de Saint-Benoît · Natural site
- Bois de Sainte-Mesme · Natural site
- Bois de Satory · Natural site
- Bois des Longues Mares · Natural site
- Bois de Sonchamp · Natural site
- Bois des Plainvaux · Natural site
- Forêt de l'Ouye · Natural site
- Forêt de Marly · Natural site
- Forêt de Moisson · Natural site
- Forêt de Rambouillet · Natural site
- Forêt de Rosny · Natural site
- Forêt de Saint-Arnoult · Natural site
- Forêt de Saint-Germain · Natural site
- Forêt des Alluets · Natural site
- Forêt des Quatre Piliers · Natural site
- Forêt des Yvelines · Natural site
- La Forêt Verte · Natural site
Lakes, rivers & coasts15
- Aubette · River
- Bizeau · River
- Étang de la Tour · Lake
- Étang de Saint-Hubert · Lake
- Étang de Saint Quentin · Lake
- Mauldre · River
- Oise · River
- Ruisseau des Ponts Quentin · River
- Ruisseau d'Orgeval · River
- Ruisseau la Celle · River
- Ruisseau la Gloriette · River
- Ruisseau le Lieutel · River
- Ruisseau le Rhodon · River
- Ruisseau Sainte-Anne · River
- Vaucouleurs · River
Nature and heritage in Yvelines
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Emetteur de Poste Parisien Historic site, Les Molières23 km SE
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Château de Malmaison Historic site, Rueil-Malmaison24 km E
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Château de Limours (pavillon Mansart) Historic site, Limours24 km SE
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Château de Chaville Historic site, Chaville24 km E
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Ruisseau la Merantaise River, Essonne23 km SE
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Étang de Saclay Lake, Essonne24 km E
Other regions in Île-de-France Region
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Paris Department District, Île-de-France Region36 km E
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Seine-Saint-Denis District, Île-de-France Region47 km E -
Essonne District, Île-de-France Region45 km SE -
Val-de-Marne District, Île-de-France Region47 km E -
Seine-et-Marne District, Île-de-France Region83 km E -
Hauts-de-Seine District, Île-de-France Region25 km E
Sources & licences
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