title: Élancourt
text: # Élancourt
  
  Élancourt (French pronunciation: (listen)) is a commune in the Yvelines department, and the Île-de-France region, north central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, 30.6 km (19.0 mi) from the center of Paris, in the "new town" of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.
  
  ## Transport
  
  Élancourt is not linked directly to the Paris Métro, RER, or suburban rail network. The closest station to Élancourt is La Verrière station on the Transilien La Défense and Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail lines. This station is located in the neighbouring commune of La Verrière, 1.4 km (0.9 mi) from the town center of Élancourt.
  
  ## Population
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1793 | 300 | — |
  | 1800 | 327 | +1.24% |
  | 1806 | 327 | +0.00% |
  | 1821 | 312 | −0.31% |
  | 1831 | 374 | +1.83% |
  | 1836 | 388 | +0.74% |
  | 1841 | 352 | −1.93% |
  | 1846 | 360 | +0.45% |
  | 1851 | 336 | −1.37% |
  | 1856 | 307 | −1.79% |
  | 1861 | 382 | +4.47% |
  | 1866 | 488 | +5.02% |
  | 1872 | 632 | +4.40% |
  | 1876 | 602 | −1.21% |
  | 1881 | 598 | −0.13% |
  | 1886 | 626 | +0.92% |
  | 1891 | 614 | −0.39% |
  | 1896 | 655 | +1.30% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1901 | 598 | −1.80% |
  | 1906 | 634 | +1.18% |
  | 1911 | 709 | +2.26% |
  | 1921 | 915 | +2.58% |
  | 1926 | 910 | −0.11% |
  | 1931 | 986 | +1.62% |
  | 1936 | 838 | −3.20% |
  | 1946 | 884 | +0.54% |
  | 1954 | 900 | +0.22% |
  | 1962 | 729 | −2.60% |
  | 1968 | 861 | +2.81% |
  | 1975 | 10,629 | +43.19% |
  | 1982 | 20,129 | +9.55% |
  | 1990 | 22,584 | +1.45% |
  | 1999 | 26,655 | +1.86% |
  | 2007 | 27,613 | +0.44% |
  | 2012 | 26,488 | −0.83% |
  | 2017 | 25,400 | −0.84% |
  
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  Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017) :
  
  ## Tourism
  
  France Miniature is a tourist attraction in Élancourt featuring scale models of major French landmarks and monuments in an outdoor park.
  
  ## Education
  
  The commune has 13 preschools and 10 elementary schools.
  
  Public junior high schools in Élancourt:
  
  * Collège de l’Agiot
  * Collège de la Clef de Saint-Pierre
  * Collège Louis Pergaud
  
  In addition the community is served by Collège Alexandre Dumas and two public senior high schools/sixth form colleges, Lycée Dumont d’Urville and Lycée Polyvalent des 7 Mares, all in nearby Maurepas.
  
  Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University provides tertiary educational services in the area.
  
  ## Twin towns – sister cities
  
  Élancourt is twinned with:
  
  * Laubach, Germany, since 1975
  * Cassina de' Pecchi, Italy, since 1997
  * Gräfenhainichen, Germany, since 2003
  * Attard, Malta
  