Les Mesnuls | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′25″N 1°50′20″E / 48.7569°N 1.8389°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Île-de-France |
Department | Yvelines |
Arrondissement | Rambouillet |
Canton | Aubergenville |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Roux [1] |
Area 1 | 6.49 km2 (2.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 876 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
78398 /78490 |
Elevation | 93–184 m (305–604 ft) (avg. 112 m or 367 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Les Mesnuls (French pronunciation: [le mɛnyl]) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the south-western suburbs of Paris 16 km (9.9 mi) north of Rambouillet, in the canton of Aubergenville.
The place was called Ménil until the 13th century, before becoming Les Mesnils, then Les Mesnuls. The name derives from Latin mansionile, meaning a small mansio, or dwelling