Croissy-sur-Seine

It contains the two campuses of the British School of Paris, and was Russia's base camp for UEFA Euro 2016.

• Name — Croissy-sur-Seine • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Croissy (Yvelines).svg • Arrondissement — Saint-Germain-en-Laye • Canton — Chatou • Insee — 78190 • Postal Code — 78290 • Mayor — Jean-Roger Davin • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Saint Germain Boucles Seine • Elevation M — 26 • Elevation Min M — 19 • Elevation Max M — 34 • Area Km2 — 3.44 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes • Demonym — Croissillons • Website — https: www.croissy.com Croissy-sur-Seine (kʁwasi syʁ sɛn; 'Croissy-on-Seine') or simply Croissy is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is a suburban town on the western outskirts of Paris. Croissy-sur-Seine is part of the Pays des Impressionnistes. It contains the two campuses of the British School of Paris, and was Russia's base camp for UEFA Euro 2016.

Croissy-sur-Seine is located on the departmental border with Hauts-de-Seine on a loop of the river Seine, which forms its eastern, southern, and western boundaries. Croissy's landward neighbours are Chatou, Le Vésinet, and Le Pecq. • Area: 3.44 km2 • Average altitude: 26 m

• Illustration — Town hall The town centre provides a reasonable number of shops from bakeries to banks. An active morning market takes place on Fridays and Sundays. There are several parks, some situated on the islands in the Seine. The commune is home to the 13th century chapel of St Leonard, situated near the banks of the Seine. The Musée de la Grenouillère brings to life the famous floating café La Grenouillère where Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir met at the end of the summer of 1869 to paint their first Impressionist paintings. The museum presents a collection of paintings, engravings and objects in a beautiful era atmosphere and organizes exhibitions.

In good traffic conditions, the centre of Paris is 20 minutes from Croissy; in daily commuting conditions, it can take up to one hour. Croissy is not directly served by rail transportation since the commune wants to keep the area residential. The nearest RER station is Chatou–Croissy (on the RER A line St Germain branch). The nearest SNCF service is at Bougival.

Public schools in the commune include: Preschools: • Écoles maternelle Les Cerisiers • Écoles maternelle Jean Moulin Elementary schools: • École primaire Jules Verne • École primaire Leclerc There is one public junior high school, Collège public Jean Moulin. The British School of Paris, a private school, is located in Croissy by the Seine. It is one of the top 15 international schools. Nearby private schools: • École et collège Sainte-Thérèse (Bougival) • École primaire Jeanne d'Arc Notre Dame (Chatou) • Ecole Sainte-Jeanne d'Arc (Le Vésinet) • Le Bon Sauveur (Le Vésinet), preschool through senior high school/sixth form college