Carrières-sous-Poissy

Carrières-sous-Poissy
Commune
The old town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Carrières-sous-Poissy
Carrières-sous-Poissy Carrières-sous-Poissy
Coordinates: 48°56′55″N 2°02′22″E
Country	France
Region	Île-de-France
Department	Yvelines
Arrondissement	Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Canton	Poissy
Intercommunality	CU Grand Paris Seine et Oise
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Eddie Ait
Area 1	7.19 km2 (2.78 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	18,316
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	78123 /78955
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 33 m or 108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Carrières-sous-Poissy (French: [kaʁjɛʁ su pwasi] ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. The town sits on the bank of the Seine River, directly opposite the commune of Poissy. Notable landmarks in Carrières-sous-Poissy include the Château Champfleury, the Château Vanderbilt and St. Joseph's Church.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 371 —     1800 378 +0.27% 1806 451 +2.99% 1821 440 −0.16% 1831 497 +1.23% 1836 497 +0.00% 1841 503 +0.24% 1846 558 +2.10% 1851 500 −2.17% 1856 490 −0.40% 1861 530 +1.58% 1866 565 +1.29% 1872 612 +1.34% 1876 612 +0.00% 1881 724 +3.42% 1886 810 +2.27% 1891 783 −0.68% 1896 823 +1.00% 1901 973 +3.41%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,130 +3.04% 1911 1,296 +2.78% 1921 1,392 +0.72% 1926 1,696 +4.03% 1931 2,129 +4.65% 1936 2,136 +0.07% 1946 2,119 −0.08% 1954 2,444 +1.80% 1962 4,222 +7.07% 1968 6,054 +6.19% 1975 10,324 +7.92% 1982 10,244 −0.11% 1990 11,353 +1.29% 1999 13,472 +1.92% 2007 13,976 +0.46% 2012 14,943 +1.35% 2017 16,212 +1.64% 2020 17,417 +2.42%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Yvelines department