Marly-le-Roi

Marly-le-Roi
Marly-le-Roi
Location (in red) within Paris inner and outer suburbs
Location within Île-de-France region  Marly-le-Roi
Administration
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Marly-le-Roi
Mayor	Jean-Yves Perrot (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	48–179 m (157–587 ft) (avg. 127 m/417 ft)
Land area1	6.54 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population2	16,897  (2006)
- Density	2,584 /km2 (6,690 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	78372/ 78160
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 48°52′03″N 2°05′41″E / 48.8675°N 2.094722°E / 48.8675; 2.094722

Marly-le-Roi is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris 18.4 km (11.4 mi) from the centre.

Marly-le-Roi was the location of the Château de Marly, the famous leisure residence of the Sun King Louis XIV which was destroyed after the French Revolution. The park of the now destroyed château has been restored with its waterways and lawns.

Demographics

The inhabitants are called Marlychois or less commonly Marlésiens.

Transport

Marly-le-Roi is served by Marly-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris – Saint-Lazare suburban rail line.

Twin towns

Marly-le-Roi is twinned with:

• Gura Humorului, Romania
• Kita, Mali
• Leichlingen, Germany
• Marlow, United Kingdom
• Viseu, Portugal

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department
• Château de Marly
• Machine de Marly

References

• INSEE