🇫🇷 Maisons-Laffitte is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris, 18.2 km (11.3 mi) from the centre.
Maisons-Laffitte is famous for the Château de Maisons-Laffitte, built by architect François Mansart in the 17th century. Maisons-Laffitte is also known for its horse racing track, the Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse, which is why the town is known as the "cité du cheval" and compared with Newmarket in the United Kingdom.
History Originally called Maisons-sur-Seine (meaning "Houses upon Seine"), the commune was officially renamed Maisons-Laffitte in 1882 in honour of banker Jacques Laffitte who financed the housing developments on the estate of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte.
The Château de Maisons-Laffitte has a secret passage to what once used to be part of the Château de Maisons-Laffitte but which is now a school - Collège de l'Ermitage.
Transport Maisons-Laffitte is served by Maisons-Laffitte station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris-Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.
Maisons-Laffitte has a population of over 23,611 people. Maisons-Laffitte also forms part of the wider Saint-Germain-en-Laye Arrondissement which has a population of over 518,220 people. It is also a part of the larger Paris metropolitan area. Maisons-Laffitte is situated 7 km north-west of Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Maisons-Laffitte has links with:
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🇫🇷 Villepinte 48.955
🇫🇷 Épinay-sur-Seine 48.955
🇫🇷 Châlons-en-Champagne 48.956
🇫🇷 Deuil-la-Barre 48.976
🇨🇿 České Budějovice 48.976
🇫🇷 Argenteuil 48.942
🇫🇷 Le Blanc-Mesnil 48.939
🇫🇷 Sartrouville 48.937
🇫🇷 Saint-Denis 48.936
🇺🇦 Sievierodonetsk 48.933
🇸🇰 Spišská Nová Ves 48.933
🇫🇷 Aubervilliers 48.917
🇫🇷 Sartrouville 2.164
🇫🇷 Rueil-Malmaison 2.177
🇧🇯 Dassa-Zoumé 2.183
🇪🇸 Santa Coloma de Gramenet 2.209
🇪🇸 Cerdanyola del Vallès 2.133
🇫🇷 Versailles 2.13
🇪🇸 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.105
🇪🇸 L' Hospitalet de Llobregat 2.1
🇫🇷 Saint-Germain-en-Laye 2.094
🇫🇷 Saint Germain en Laye 2.094
🇫🇷 St. Germain-en-Laye 2.094
Locations Near: Maisons-Laffitte 2.1456,48.9469
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🇫🇷 Saint-Germain-en-Laye 2.094,48.899 d: 6.5
🇫🇷 Saint Germain en Laye 2.094,48.899 d: 6.6
🇫🇷 St. Germain-en-Laye 2.094,48.899 d: 6.6
🇫🇷 Rueil-Malmaison 2.177,48.882 d: 7.6
🇫🇷 Nanterre 2.209,48.891 d: 7.8
🇫🇷 Argenteuil 2.245,48.942 d: 7.3
Antipodal to: Maisons-Laffitte -177.854,-48.947
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🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15694
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