Sartrouville
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| Sartrouville | |
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| Country | |
| Région | Île-de-France |
| Départment | Yvelines |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |
| Canton | |
| INSEE | |
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| Mayor Current Term | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de la Boucle de la Seine |
| Longitude | |
| Latitude | |
| Altitudes | average : minimum : maximum : |
| Area | 8.46 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 53,000 50,219 inhab. (July 1, 2004 estimate) (March 8, 1999 census) |
| Population Density | 6,265 inhab./km² |
Sartrouville is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located 17.1 km. (10.6 miles) from the center of Paris.
Name
In the Middle Ages the name Sartrouville was recorded in Medieval Latin as Sartoris Villa. The origin and meaning of Sartoris Villa is still debated. Some think the name comes from the Roman patronym Saturus (probably a Gallo-Roman landowner) and means "estate (villa) of Saturus". Others believe that the word sartoris comes from the Medieval Latin past participle exsartum ("cleared for cultivation"), from Latin sartum ("hoed"), and means "estate of the land-clearers", probably in reference to the deforestation that took place around Sartrouville in Antiquity or in the Early Middle Ages to enable the cultivation of the land.Transportation
Sartrouville is served by Sartrouville station on Paris RER line A and on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.External links
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