Yvelines

department, France

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Yvelines is a department within the \u00cele-de-France region of France. It is located in the north-central part of the country and is part of the larger Paris Basin. The department includes the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, which is a western suburb of Paris and lies on the left bank of the Seine River. \u00cele-de-France is the most densely populated region in France and is a major center for economic activity, industry, and tourism.12

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Val-de-Marne, Essonne, and Yvelines. Île-de-France is bounded by the régions of Hauts-de-France to the north, Grand Est to the east, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the southeast, Centre to the south, and Normandy to the northwest. The capital is Paris. Area 4,637 square miles (12,011 square km). Pop. (1999) 10,952,011; (2014
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Val-de-Marne, Essonne, and Yvelines. Île-de-France is bounded by the régions of Hauts-de-France to the north, Grand Est to the east, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the southeast, Centre to the south, and Normandy to the northwest. The capital is Paris. Area 4,637 square miles (12,011 square km). Pop. (1999) 10,952,011; (2014
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