Plaisir

The eleventh commune of the Yvelines department in terms of population, with nearly 32,000 inhabitants. It is a member of the communauté d'agglomération Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

• Name — Plaisir • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Plaisir (Yvelines).svg • Map Size — 270px • Adjustable Map — Plaisir_map.png • Map Caption — Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs • Arrondissement — Versailles • Canton — Plaisir • Insee — 78490 • Postal Code — 78370 • Mayor — Joséphine Kollmannsberger • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines • Elevation M — 111 • Elevation Min M — 92 • Elevation Max M — 173 • Area Km2 — 18.68 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Plaisir (LL- (fra)-Jules78120-Plaisir (Yvelines).wav) is a commune located in the heart of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is located in the western outer suburbs of Paris, 29.5 km from the centre of Paris. It borders among others on Élancourt (south), Trappes (southeast) and Les Clayes-sous-Bois (east). Plaisir is the eleventh commune of the Yvelines department in terms of population, with nearly 32,000 inhabitants. It is a member of the communauté d'agglomération Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines.

• Illustration — The Hôtel de Ville Plaisir has managed to preserve its twelfth century church. Its varied territory is characterised by large agricultural plains, many green spaces and a forest area that together occupy half of its surface. The Hôtel de Ville was completed in 1895. Between 1968 and 1990, Plaisir has seen explosive growth in its population, but since then, the town's policy has been to contain growth and aim for stabilisation, in order to main the local quality of living as well as the natural spaces (forests and agricultural lands). It has a major shopping mall that is still expanding. This commercial activity has been a boon for local tax revenues, but also led to congestion of its roads. Aside from this commercial activity, Plaisir is also home to a number of other activities, for instance it is home to the Zodiaxc corporation and hosts the Lenôtre culinary school which attracts students from across the globe.

The inhabitants are called Plaisirois.

Plaisir is served by two stations on the Transilien Paris-Montparnasse suburban rail line: Plaisir – Les Clayes and Plaisir – Grignon

The commune has 17 preschools with 1,560 students and 13 elementary schools with 2,273 students, with a total of 3,843 students. Secondary schools in Plaisir: • Collège Guillaume-Apollinaire • Collège Blaise-Pascal et SEGPA • Lycée Jean Vilar Secondary schools in nearby municipalities: • Collège La-Fosse-aux-Dames (Les Clayes-sous-Bois) • Collège La-Clef-de-Saint-Pierre (Elancourt)

Plaisir is twinned with Lowestoft, England and Bad Aussee, Austria.